View Record #1909



ID1909
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutCoonoor Town
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictNilgiris
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude11.35553551
Location Longitude76.80477142
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Always: I saw sparrows every day
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Here is a place i enjoy visiting time and again as you can find a large number of sparrows. There is a green habitat all round the town with old and new houses where these birds can nest. As this is a hilly area most of the houses/place have retaining walls which have small holes left in them to drain water in the rainy season which also help these birds to build nets there. The outskirts and the tea estates are a paradise for these birds for nesting and availability of food.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?