View Record #2957



ID2957
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutranpada road, opp Boleshwari Mandir
Rough Address/AreaBolinj, Virar West
City/DistrictVirar
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.44810867
Location Longitude72.79341125
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
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?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other, I bought a piece of land and contructed my house
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?As I am also one of the nature lovers, I have kept food and water for birds in my garden. I do see almost everyday sparrows eat food from the food feeder (readymade food feeder, made up of plastic bottle and a plate, available in the market). I have also kept nestboxes, but not being used sofar by birds.
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?