View Record #2443



ID2443
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutChallenger Towers (No.1), Thakur Village, Kandivali(e), Mumbai 400101.
Rough Address/AreaThakur Village, Kandivali West
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.20912743
Location Longitude72.87097168
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?New residential development
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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 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?We moved to this Building 12 years back, our family specially my mother have been always keeping some bird food and water every morning without fail from last 30 years and no wonder where ever we went stayed we always had birds arounds. Every now and then i see about 10-20 sparrows sitting on our window grills and feeding on some food couple of times in the day. Our Family is mostly woken up by the bird songs everyday. If you like 1-2 crows now take food from our hands everyday by calling us.
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?