View Record #3839



ID3839
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutIndia
Rough Address/AreaYogi Jayraj Nagar, Borivali West
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.23356819
Location Longitude72.84443665
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
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?Agricultural fields
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?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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 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?During the period in 90's I used to see more than 100 sparrows in my building itself. There is a Jamun tree in front of my balcony where in the morning and evening i used to see more than 100 sparrows and their chirping. But now a days I cannot find more than 30 sparrows. The main reason for extinct is that the sparrows are not able to build the nest as they used to build it earlier. I am trying to save the sparrows by providing them the food on daily basis and if there is a nest i make sure that no one removes it. A little bit of proper measures taken in my area can increase the population of the sparrows.
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?