| ID | 3360 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | residential colony |
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| Rough Address/Area | Vishranti Park Society |
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| City/District | Vadodara |
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| State | Gujarat |
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| Location Latitude | 22.33249474 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.17675018 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Town |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Couple of years ago sparrow was being seen in large numbers. But now a days I hardly see some sparrows struggling for the space to build a nest. since last few mornings, 3-4 sparrows comes in my balcony chirping impatiently. I think because hang a shoe box with a hole for their nest. They come & observe it several times a day.
Since I keep water for the birds in my balcony, several other birds also comes to drink water. Now, I am thinking I will bought a ready nest for them so they can fix it up.I love being surrounded by birds.
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This is basically residential area with only bunglows and apartments. No grain or any shop in the society. Yes, but huge mobile tower nearby(in front of society) |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | n.a |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Artificial nest box |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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