View Record #4443
| ID | 4443 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | ESI Hospital Quarters. |
| Rough Address/Area | Old Hubli |
| City/District | Hubli |
| State | Karnataka |
| Location Latitude | 15.34006214 |
| Location Longitude | 75.12686920 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
| 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? | Campus |
| 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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 birds |
| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I live in these Quarters and I was a 14 years old when we first shifted here. There were MANY MANY sparrows at that time and it was a very common sight. These nests were built in holes in a huge wall. These holes were built so that water could drain out from the high level mud behind the wall, but Sparrows used to build nests there. We as kids tried to find nests and young sparrows but later came to know that the wild birds killed their young if they found smell of humans near those young ones. Then on we never tried to find nests, instead tried to feed the adult birds. One bird lived in our home, in the balcony and often used to get some companion. Off late, the number has drastically decreased. Nowadays, seeing 20-30 birds in a day is a big number. I miss those days. I have even stopped sending messages when i am at home, because I read somewhere that birds are affected by sms. I dont let my parents message anyone unnecessarily. Strictly no forwarded messages at the time i am at home, because I know that sparrows stay there. But ofcourse, we live in a campus and I cant ask everyone to behave like me. We are lucky that we still can see a few sparrows everyday on our terrace. I just hope that some day, when I have kids, they dont have to go to 'forestariums' to see these house sparrows. |
| 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? |
