View Record #4440



ID4440
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKumarpara, near Railway Track
Rough Address/AreaBharalumukh
City/DistrictGuwahati
StateAssam
Location Latitude26.17352486
Location Longitude91.73542786
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?Old residential area
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?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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 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?The area in which we live, despite it being present in one of the busy parts of our city and is densely populated. Yet, the presence of these Sparrows are a sign of hope that with a few initiative lots of things can be done. As recently the city has been plagued with many man-animal conflicts with a number of leopards being killed. Hope these small creatures can teach people a thing or two about sustainable living.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.A very busy and densely populated area and can be classified as semi-commercial area.
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?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004