| ID | 4378 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sahajanand Society ,Kothrud, Pune |
| Rough Address/Area | Sahajanand, Kothrud |
| City/District | Pune |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Location Latitude | 18.49587059 |
| Location Longitude | 73.80145264 |
| 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? | 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? | We came to stay in Sahajanand Society in 1994.. At that time there was greenery around, slowly new housing colonys came up and the number of sparrows decreased.i used to keep water in summer and food grains and roti in my kitchen windows where they used to come and enjoy .. now there are other birds but very few sparrows. Today morning i saw one and realised how happy i was to see becoz they heve become rare.. and coincidently i read the artical in newspapaper..i am not very computer savy so i may have done some errors in filling the form.. but still wished to share..Thank you. |
| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | NA |
| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | , did not see |
| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |