View Record #3696



ID3696
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutNear natraj studio
Rough Address/AreaAndheri East
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.11698151
Location Longitude72.85307312
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?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other, am here from 10 yrs
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 occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I live in a 10 yr old building but have old buildings around . I keep rice and water for the sparrows everyday and the other society members are giving jowar so many birds are seen here but less than what we saw 8 yrs back. I have tried many tricks so that they would make a nest in my balcony but our building has a covered drainage pipe area so they build their nest there and am happy as they are safe there from the predators.I would be happy to contribute in any way to save this chirpy birds.
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?