View Record #4081



ID4081
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutGokhale Road, Century Club Junction, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictVishakhapatnam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.71236038
Location Longitude83.31365204
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Old residential area
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?I have been living in this area for the past 3 years. Surprisingly I see a lot of other birds in the given time period of 2010 to 1012 such as the common Taylor bird, the Cuckoo, the crow, Kites, Wood Pigeons, Parakeets, Owls, Vampire Bats, and an occasional wood pecker. Sparrows have been missing the scene prominantly.
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?