View Record #416



ID416
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutChincholi Bunder
Rough Address/AreaChincholi Bunder, Link Road, Malad (West)
City/DistrictMumbai Suburban
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.17991257
Location Longitude72.83679199
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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 have been living in this area for more than 28 years. When I was a kid, sparrows used to come in our house and make nests. We had a large tree right in front of our house and whole day we would enjoy the chi chi of the sparrows and gradually they vanished. Now I have started seeing more sparrows regularly. Every morning I see 2-3 sparrows sitting on grounds, windows and just flying around. Haven't seen any nests though. But its really great to see them back.
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?