View Record #2463



ID2463
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutOff Gangapur Road, Shankar Nagar
Rough Address/AreaGangapur road
City/DistrictNashik
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude20.01639366
Location Longitude73.74890137
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?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Yes, within our Society, plenty BAMBOO trees were planted and they were quite big and almost 200-300 sparows were noticed in the morning and evening time.(BUT NO NEST INSIDE) However due to problem to nearby water tank, the trees were removed and overnight all sparows were vanished from that area. Against after some time, few birds are seen. I myself, loves the pet/birds... so keeping bowl of grains / and 2 bowls of fresh water keeping everyday for them and watch some movement in the morning............
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?