View Record #3886



ID3886
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutRainbow drive
Rough Address/AreaRainbow Drive
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.90632725
Location Longitude77.68675232
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?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?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?There are a lot of birds in Rainbow Drive, many of whom nest here but there are no sparrows
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Multi-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Gated colony with plenty of trees and roughly half the 350 plots being empty. Lakes close by and plenty of standing groves of trees around
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?1995-1999