View Record #1929



ID1929
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutGoa Housing Board Residential Complex
Rough Address/AreaGoa Housing Board, Alto Porvorim
City/DistrictPenha-de-Franca
StateGoa
Location Latitude15.51421928
Location Longitude73.83665466
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I lived there
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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It is an old housing complex built by Goa Government. The mobile phone signal strength is very low in this area. There is a lot of greenery in this area. I often see house sparrows making chirpy sounds at my balcony grills and window grills.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?