View Record #3722



ID3722
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutNallasopara Station Road
Rough Address/AreaNalasopara East
City/DistrictNalasopara
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.43276215
Location Longitude72.84564209
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?New residential development
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other, I live here
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 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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I have grown up seeing sparrows, feeding them grains, and during the period mentioned I observed a serious decline in their number, sighting a sparrow was kind of rare. but now the number seems to be increasing, Not many nests were observed expect few like in the crevices of buildings & electrical junction box.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Vegetable shops, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Trees which are dominant here are false ashoka and Jungli Badam, there is not much of green cover present in this area which also leads to decrease in the number of birds in this area.
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?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Window, In electrical fixture, Other (please specify), In a Short Pant
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?1995-1999