| ID | 3616 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Pocket A |
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| Rough Address/Area | Siddhartha Extension |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.58023643 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.26183319 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1985-1989 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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| 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 |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Year 1989. Siddhartha Extension New Delhi. Sparrows were a common sight when I lived here for few years. One pair even built a nest on the curtain rod of our bedroom window on the second floor flat. This window used to remain open all the time and birds found this quite convenient. The photographs I made of these nesting birds are still in my possession. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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