View Record #4519



ID4519
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKaiga Township/ Plant site
Rough Address/AreaKaiga Township
City/DistrictUttara Kannada
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude14.90057945
Location Longitude74.33113098
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Agricultural fields
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other, I am residing here since 1989.
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
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?Since 1989-1992 the population of sparrow as well as crow were sighted very rarely.Since 1998 It's population has increased to more than 200 of them and they have nesting in the residential building.Its astonishing to know that the population of sparrows is more in Kaiga in comparision with neighbouring cities.
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?