View Record #3502



ID3502
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutShalimar Township,A.B.Road,Indore 452010
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictIndore
StateMadhya Pradesh
Location Latitude22.76124573
Location Longitude75.89866638
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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?We live in a penthouse with an open terrace of 1000 square feet. Early every morning(around 6 am) we have our tea out there. We have kept a plate full of broken bits of uncooked rice as well as a pan full of water which attracts the few remaining sparrows to our terrace. Its fun as well a pleasure and a learning experience watching the sparrows feed and interact with each other.Also their trust which has grown over a period of time.Funnily, they enjoy Basmati rice much more then the cheaper dubraj variety of rice!!
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?