View Record #1971



ID1971
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVaithikuppam
Rough Address/AreaVaithikuppam
City/DistrictPuducherry
StatePuducherry
Location Latitude11.94592476
Location Longitude79.83554840
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Other
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?Other, I live 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 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?The place I am reporting is actually our garden/front yard where we made an arch over which we have some bougainvillea and yellow oleander and some other small trees and shrubs nearby. We put up a place for a sparrow to build a nest but i think they like the arch better and sometimes I feel there may be even 50 sparrows in the foliage of the arch - there's so much cackle I am from chennai where i was told sparrows are on the decline and feel like catching a few from here and taking them over but never have the heart to disturb them Its difficult to see the sparrow's nest in this arch but I am sure there are at least 3 or 4
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?