| ID | 4586 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Marketplace close to Hotel Zambala |
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| Rough Address/Area | Close to Hotel Zambala, in the marketplace |
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| City/District | Kaza town |
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| State | Himachal Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 32.22365570 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.07386017 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Town |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Other commercial area |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited once or twice |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I was on a visit to Kaza town in Spiti in June 2007.I stayed at Hotel ZAMBALA approximately from June 13 to June 20, 2007.
There close to the hotel, I saw some sparrows outside a dhaba-type eatery. There were about 4-5 sparrows,at least one male, and a mix of another 4 sparrows,in a busy chattering group. The time was either early morning, 8AM, or late afternoon about 4 O'clock in the afternoon. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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