View Record #4419



ID4419
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutA residential colony - West Marredpally - Near LIC Colony
Rough Address/AreaGandhi Nagar, West Marredpally
City/DistrictSecunderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.44571686
Location Longitude78.49915314
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?New residential development
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
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?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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?My dog barked at a sparrow that had wandered on our terrace(we live on the 5th floor) :) ..but she didn't take much notice of it and it flew away after some time...they have never come on the floor of the terrace before-they usually sit on the parapet wall. Most of my classmates are also putting water in bowls for the birds everyday :)
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?