View Record #2496



ID2496
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutResidential Colony
Rough Address/AreaIndira Nagar
City/DistrictLucknow
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude26.88197517
Location Longitude80.99295807
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?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 shopping complex nearby where shops & offices are not thickly occupied.The shopping there normally starts around noon.There is lot of nesting space above door shutters & vacant shops.Besides,lot of edible left-overs & insects are available in space open to sky & corridores. There is lot of sparrow activity & continuous chirping in the complex through out the day and at any given point of time one can watch 10-15 sparrows.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Multi-storey bungalows, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It is developing residential locality with small parks & open space where buildings are to come up.There is not much of greenery but still there are trees & shrubs and plant/flower pots in balconies/terraces of house.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?Not applicable
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?In electrical fixture, Other (please specify), In between signboard frames
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004