| ID | 4006 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | India |
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| Rough Address/Area | Garia |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.46183586 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.38191223 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | 8-9 yrs back when we are new at garia, I saw lot many sparrow beside my house, in my balcony, in my windows. But of recently i rarely saw any sparrow near my home. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Poultry farms, Huts, Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | My locality is a semi urban place. Full of trees, ponds & lots of greenness. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | no |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Other (please specify), i havent seen recently |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 1995-1999 |
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