View Record #2379



ID2379
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutpudumund school
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictNilgiris
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude11.43592834
Location Longitude76.72592926
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Other rural area
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Agricultural fields
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
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 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?we have a small garden in our compound with flowering shrubs also, sparrows use these shrubs for shade and to play, courtship etc... we feed them everyday with rice and they wait for their feed early every morning, also water is placed in a shallow bowl...They are very protective of this space that they will not share it with other birds. they bring their young ones into the garden to teach them. its been a joy to watch them everyday, and they are so used to us they fly in at a call.. the date specified is not accurate but the association is more than 15 years.
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?