View Record #356



ID356
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutLala Amba Prasad Smarak Chikitsalaya, Civil lines, Kanpur
Rough Address/AreaCivil Lines
City/DistrictKanpur
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude26.47823143
Location Longitude80.34858704
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Old residential area
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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
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
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?Initially, to start with we seldom spotted sparrows in this location except for an odd one. Later to attract the sparrows we put up a feeding tray and a water tray, and started filling it regularly with Kakoon seeds.Slowly and gradually the number of birds visiting the site started increasing and the number has now grown upto 30 approx. The Sparrows now visit us daily, both during the mornings and evenings and hopefully shall continue to visit us in the days to come. Regretfully we have yet to spot the nests in our location.
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?