View Record #4005



ID4005
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutOur own house in BD Colony, Residencial Area
Rough Address/AreaSai Sri Lakshmi Nilayam, Ganesh Temple Road, BD Colony,
City/DistrictEluru Town, West Godavari District
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude16.43000031
Location Longitude81.08999634
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
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?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Small beautiful desi sparrows I see every day. During my childhood I have seen nests of sparrows & their offsprings in them. Times changed now we are able to see sparrows but very difficulty to see the nests. We are happy enough to feed the birds and see sparrows every day with out fail. My father started feeding birds some years ago and we are still continuing. We have taugh this to our children and we are confident that this ritual would be every lasting.
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?