| ID | 3479 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Bhagat Singh Ward on State Highway 19 |
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| Rough Address/Area | Pachmarhi Road |
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| City/District | Pipariya. Distt Hoshangabad |
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 22.74692345 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.35532379 |
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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? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | This is the house on Pachmarhi Road, at Pipariya (MP) my parents built when I was studying away from this place. Now I visit this place roughly once a year during Diwali vacations and always find sparrow nests over the electric meter in the verandha and also behind the name plate attached at the door frame. So far as my memory goes back these birds have always been there and I do not find any change in their numbers or bhaviour at this place. This is a small town with a population of about 35000 surrounded by agricultural lands. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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