View Record #4128
| ID | 4128 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | B block Yojana Vihar |
| Rough Address/Area | Yojana Vihar |
| City/District | New Delhi |
| State | Delhi |
| Location Latitude | 28.66268158 |
| Location Longitude | 77.31689453 |
| 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? | Old residential area |
| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
| 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? | Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month |
| 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 |
| 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? | I miss the sparrows, and probably over the coming years, will miss my other birds too. I feed birds and squirrels on the terrace. Nothing extraordinary, but love watching them. There was a time around 6 years back, when sparrows would flock every morning, early in the morning, even before I left my bed. The days I missed keeping bajra and rice for them, they would chirp and chirp near my bedroom window, till the time i didn't go out to feed them. Tiny in size but fearless, the pigeons too would make space for them. To avoid being woken up early in the morning on weekends, my son would remind me the previous night to keep rice for them. They would again be back to feed late afternoon at 3-4 pm. But now, only different kinds of pigeons are there, those too, are declining in number. Last October ie 2011, I was so thrilled to see two fat little sparrows feeding on the terace along with pigeons and squirrels. I was glad and really hoping that the earlier days were back. But it did last for more than three days. After that I haven't seen a sparrow. Hope that this summer sparrows will fly back to my terrace. |
| 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? |
