View Record #4331



ID4331
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about.I.V.R.I campus, izatnagar
Rough Address/AreaRajendra Nagar
City/DistrictBareilly
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude28.38667488
Location Longitude79.42252350
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Cultivation
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Campus
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I visited once or twice
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 CAN REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN I WAS CHILD, I ALWAYS FASCINATED BY BIRDS AS THESE BIRDS WERE PLENTY DURING MY CHILDHOOD (1994-2001) WE ALWAYS TRY TO CATCH THEM. WE RUN BEHIND THEM, MADE THEM FLY, PELTING STONE. THEY MAKE NESTS OVER OUR WINDOW. ONCE I WAS STANDING IN THE BALCONY IN SUMMER AFTERNOON, SUDDENLY A SPARROW CAME INTO MY HOUSE, I WAS PUZZLED AND EXITED. I CLOSED THE DOOR. SHE SCARED AND FLY HERE AND THERE IN THE ROOM. SHE THAN TRAPPED IN VENTILATION BOX I REACH UP THERE AND GRASP IT IN MY HANDS I FELT HER HEART THROBBING. BUT THEN MY HEART BECOME SAD AND I REALIZE THAT HER KIDS MAY BE WAITING FOR HER AND I RELEASE HER. BUT I FOUND THAT SHE CANT HOP PROPERLY HER LEG MIGHT BE INJURED. I WAS VERY BAD FEELING FOR ME, THAN I DECIDED THAT I WILL NEVER CATCH A BIRD LIKE THIS.
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?