View Record #2757



ID2757
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutshakti nagar, model town
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictYamunanagar
StateHaryana
Location Latitude30.13846970
Location Longitude77.28826141
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1985-1989
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 had a small fan in the front veranda and the sparrows would make a nest in it. and when it would be so I wouldn't let anybody switch on the fan.it would be cause of discomfort to everyone in the house & my father would want to remove the nest, this would lead to heated arguments between us,but inthe end my father would have to givein. Eventually as the house expanded & the veranda got covered, so no more nests.
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?