View Record #278



ID278
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKamakoti Nagar, Pallikaranai
Rough Address/AreaKamakoti Nagar
City/DistrictTambaram
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude12.93967628
Location Longitude80.21051788
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Other
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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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?This is the time, when we moved into the Kamakoti Nagar, Pallikaranai and during this time we used to see few sparrows, but sparingly (<5 in number in 2006/7) in the entire colony. After we started our terrace garden (along with the water baths for birds). Our house started attracting more sparrows and their numbers grew steadily.
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?