View Record #3537



ID3537
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutIIT Main Gate Powai
Rough Address/AreaI.I.T Main Gate Bus Stop, IIT Mumbai, Adi Shankaracharya Marg, Powai
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.12531662
Location Longitude72.91747284
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?Market
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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?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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?we still see the sparrows in our area and we still enjoy there presence but we see very few compared to gone past years and feel sad that they do not get adequate space to build there nest or not sufficent tree or food for there surival or growth
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Open-air eateries, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It has beocme one of the most urban developed residential and commercial and office space in the city with pracically no space
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?no crops , no furit , no vegetable or grass grown now
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Window
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009