View Record #2861



ID2861
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSarika Nagar Colony
Rough Address/AreaThatipur
City/DistrictGwalior
StateMadhya Pradesh
Location Latitude26.20401573
Location Longitude78.21061707
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Garden/Park
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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?hello everyone... today, when i went through the article of The Times of India abt. this serious issue i felt that i should tell everyone abt. what i m finding new in this area. ...i'm living in Sarika nagar, gwalior from last 14 years. when i came in this colony, it was only third building of the colony during that time. there were lot of open space around my house. as at that time, the colony was at the outskirt of the city, one could find farm land abt. ten minutes walk from my house. The peasant used to cultivate Wheat and vegetables in theirs lands.My house is parallel to BVM college boundry wall. inside the boundry wall their are a good no. of trees. now, what used to happen when wheat crop got ready to cut in that when i used to walk for jogging i found there were lots of sparrow on their chirp n hop.Theirs presence make day & evening so beautiful that is difficult to express. at that time, their were 3 nests in my house. i was very excited when 1st time i hold a baby sparrow in my hands. usually, there were three sparrow born at my home. My mother used to give their names as per my sister,me n brother name. we fed them boil rice. it was very wonderful n unforgettable period of my life. in the evening, when i went in BVM ground with my lil brother to play cricket we were amazed to see lots of sparrow on the every trees. Now, as there are a good no. of houses here. its getting to difficult to feel that days. But, i m very thankful to my colony members that they are in practice to put a bowl of water n grains in their balconies. still, any one can find a good no. of sparrow here in morning & evening time.yeah! now it's difficult to figure out a nest on tree. but you can still get a sparrow family in every house. Today. i have four nest of sparrow in my birds.N i m waiting for the day when the little baby sparrow comes out fom their n i will hold them again to rejoice my old childhood days.
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?