View Record #4333



ID4333
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSaket Bungalows, Vastrapur
Rough Address/AreaVastrapur
City/DistrictAhmedabad
StateGujarat
Location Latitude23.03595924
Location Longitude72.52938843
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?New residential development
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?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 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?Friends, few days back when I posted here, I had mentioned that 2 Sparrow couples are seen in my garden daily. I had a doubt that they have their nest somewhere in my Bougainvillea, 3 days back a Shikra came and on seeing this, both a sparrow couple started chirping loudly while sitting on the Bougainvillea- this made my doubt little more strong... and TODAY--- I have seen a male Sparrow feeding a baby Sparrow right there on the Bougainvillea... !!!! Hurray I am super excited...
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?