View Record #3215
| ID | 3215 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Dwarakapuram Musi Belt, Behin DSNR Bus Depot |
| Rough Address/Area | Vidyuth Nagar, Dilsukh Nagar |
| City/District | Hyderabad |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 17.37484360 |
| Location Longitude | 78.52692413 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1980-1984 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Other |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Forest |
| 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? | Being a hardcore naturologist am fond of flora and fauna and has spotted variety of birds, small animals and variety of reptiles in Musi River valley belt area which extended from old high court to nacharam and far interior to the outskirts. The wise told, sparrows dwell where abundance rules, where ample grains and nuts are found, where people are happy and live well. Nevertheless to say, its a thirll to share my experience as a kid in these forests. Variety of birds including some variety of sparrows used to dwell the musi belt fed exclusively on hunting fish. Small but abundant of fish were available and musi was clear waters. So large number of birds would visit this place from across the places during daytime. Apart from, the seema chintha kaaya (also called as Goras Amli, Ganga Imli, Kodukkappuli, Seeme hunase, Vilayati chinch,) in various languages was their part of diet. A variety of birds including parrots, red beaked ones and black spotted doves were especailly fond of the ripe guavas and the seethaphal which were sparsely seen in Musi belt and banks. |
| 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? |
