View Record #3327



ID3327
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSiddhachal Phase - 1
Rough Address/AreaThane West
City/DistrictThane
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.22277641
Location Longitude72.96507263
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?New residential development
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 occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?House Sparrows are declining rapidly. They cause no harm to us even if they frequently come and sit on our windows. To help sparrows survive I keep some food grains and water in small containers on my window. A lot of sparrows come there everyday and I enjoy seeing these little birds. They remain a part of nature but at the same time I consider them as my own birds. This gives me the pleasure of having birds as well as a temporary home for those little sparrows.
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?