View Record #3246



ID3246
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutManasagangothri campus
Rough Address/AreaUniversity quarters park
City/DistrictMysuru
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.31532860
Location Longitude76.61544037
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1980-1984
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Open Uncultivated
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Campus
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?I lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Even though the university campus has vast open spaces with tree cover, I never observed a single sparrow since 1979 till today. Also, this area does not have a single tower in its vicinity.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It is green. There are houses and building housing various Departments of the University of Mysore.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?fruits (Mango, Chiku etc), Coconut
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004