View Record #4130



ID4130
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutpolice line square , central place of the town
Rough Address/Areapolice line square , central place of the town
City/DistrictBaleshwar
StateOdisha
Location Latitude21.49339867
Location Longitude86.92004395
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?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?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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 HAD SEEN HOUSE SPARROWS ONCE IN MANY MONTHS IN OUR SERVANT HOUSES BEHIND OUR HOUSE.BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE NESTS . BUT WHILE WE TRAVEL BY ROAD FROM BALASORE TO BHUBANESHWAR ON NH-5 , WE COME ACROSS MANY HOUSE SPARROW IN THE DHABA ON THE STOP OVER FOR MEALS .THERE ARE REALLY MANY SPARROWS THERE , COULDN'T SEE THE NESTS BUT THE NUMBER WAS REALLY GOOD . IN 2010, WHEN I WENT TO SUNDERBANS TIGER RESERVE WITH BNHS WE HAD SEEN MANY SPARROWS ON THE THATCHED ROOFS OF THE COTTAGES .
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?