View Record #2585
| ID | 2585 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Bishop Cotton School |
| Rough Address/Area | |
| City/District | Shimla |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 31.08437538 |
| Location Longitude | 77.17325592 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
| 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? | 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? | 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | My family always keeps water and grains for the birds 365 days of the year. Also, we ensure to maintain considerable amt of greenery around ourhouse. One afternoon in May 2005, when i alongwith my sister n sister-in-law went upto my terrace, we were shocked to see s tiny sparrow drouned in a bath tub filled with water on our terrace.My and my sis's heart went out 4 d poor bird n i felt guilty dat d bird had drouned coz of me, as i was d one who had left water in d tub.We then,slowly poured water out of d tub by tilting it. My sis plucked a leaf to pick/hold d fainted bird and she put her on an empty flower pot.I ran dwn n got rice grains 4 d bird, and kept d grains vry-2 near d beak, as d bird had not gained conscious.Aftr spending 10-15 minutes, we had 2 come inside d house for some work 2 b completed. But, soon aftr we heard lot of sparrows chiping loudly, as if trying 2 say something. We both ran out 2 see wht hadhappened. To out utter amazement, the tiny sparrow had flown off with the othr sparrows and there were no rice grains as well.We,then realized dat by chirping loudly,it was their way of saying thanks. Not just dat, next day i got good news in a newspaper that i had cleared a competitive exam and d closed doors of my job were opened. I never looked back after this incident and always thank d lil birdy 4 getting me a respectable job..Also my sister, within 2-3 days, of this incident, scored excellent marks in her studies.It was and will always remain the most memorable incident of both of our lives. |
| 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? |
