View Record #3159



ID3159
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutDhobi gali (S. N. P. Marg)
Rough Address/AreaAndheri East
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.11361122
Location Longitude72.87139130
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1975-1979
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?Old residential area
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)
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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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?Sweet memories of house sparrows from my childhood. We were a big joint family. We had to comb our hair before 3 pm as house sparrows would come by then. If the mirror is not covered, it would fight with its image in mirror and would get hurt. I used to grumble a lot about it.
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?