View Record #2400



ID2400
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutcampal
Rough Address/AreaSanta Inez
City/DistrictPanaji
StateGoa
Location Latitude15.48396683
Location Longitude73.81543732
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
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 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 frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I live in the Panjim and in an apartment,which is surrounded by open spaces like play grounds and a river flowing close by.When we moved in 1981 there was much more vegetation and huge trees around & a variety of birds and a lot of house sparrows,then for the last couple of years the sparrows disappeared and we had lot of pigeons and crows coming to our balcony but for the last couple of months we have had the sparrows back and its a joy to hear them and they fly into the house very happily and they have tried to build a nest in one of the light shades inside the house
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?