View Record #4197



ID4197
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutChuda village
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictChuda
StateGujarat
Location Latitude22.47948074
Location Longitude71.68081665
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
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?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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?Always: I saw sparrows every day
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?According to Shri. Chetan.Vaidhya- an avid bird watcher from Chuda village, Near Limdi, currently there are 3 active nests of Sparrows in his ancestral home. One is at the entrance of his house, one in a well in the compound, and one more. He also mentioned that in the village around 300-400 sparrows are normally seen. Being a very old village, Chuda still has old residential colonies and houses with thatched roofs.
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?