View Record #3511



ID3511
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutnew radhakisan plot,behind head post office
Rough Address/Areabehind gadhiya hospital
City/DistrictAkola
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude20.70638847
Location Longitude77.00080872
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Bus-stand
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I worked/studied there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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?yes,I would like to share it.My special artical about 'house sparrow 'was published on 6 april 2010 in Loksatta (Indian express group )
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Cattle sheds, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.some part of this area is slum.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Neither
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?no
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Wall cavity
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009