| ID | 2780 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | K.V. |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Rajkot |
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| State | Gujarat |
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| Location Latitude | 22.28005600 |
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| Location Longitude | 70.76432037 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited once or twice |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Once upon a time, there was a sparrow couple. A male sparrow & a female sparrow. Once, they wanted to have "khichdi". Both went to find ingredients for the same. Somehow, they managed to do so. The female one brought some "chawal" & the male one brought some "moong". They made a hot khichdi (without the "ghee" of course). They ate it and had a lot of fun. MORAL OF THE SPARROW STORY - SPARROWS ARE SUCH INNOCENT BIRDS AS THEY BELIEVE IN "LIVE & LET LIVE", SO HELP THEM SURVIVE, please..... Story BY Ami Badiyani. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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