View Record #3059



ID3059
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutPeroorkada market and adjacent areas
Rough Address/AreaPeroorkada
City/DistrictThiruvananthapuram
StateKerala
Location Latitude8.53600693
Location Longitude76.96595764
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
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?Market
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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?House sparrows were common during this period.Large flocks were observed at the Peroorkada junction,market and food path.They were seen feeding grains near the provisional store,ration shops and market.The birds built nests the shops near the road side.
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?