View Record #3613



ID3613
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutDariyapur, Fakirbara
Rough Address/AreaBaripath
City/DistrictPatna
StateBihar
Location Latitude25.61474037
Location Longitude85.15531921
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
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?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 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 frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?The sparrows used to nest in my house and we (kinds with grand mother) use to place small earthen pots on different higher places inside our home where lots of sparrows used to nest.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Open-air eateries, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.A large ground with few trees surrounded with huts and buildings.
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?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Window, Ledge, Tree hole, Wall cavity
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004