View Record #4732



ID4732
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutGopal Nagar, Nagpur
Rough Address/AreaGopal Nagar, Pratap Nagar
City/DistrictNagpur
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude21.11466217
Location Longitude79.05005646
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
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?Grassland
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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?when i was a kid i had this old habit of climbing on a tree and sit when no ones aorund to play with, that time often got full view of trees and birds around me. there used to be nests of grass and woodwool (of coolers) present on trees and wall creeks of mu house. I remeber many incidents that involves unfortunate events such as killing of sparrows by air gun. I remember it specially as kid gun was a fascinating thing of movies but in real life it was not so likeable due to what it did. Another incident that still is fresh in mind is a sparrow abandoning its hatchling because my cousin touched it. Luckily that place still have sparrow population but it surely have declined.
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?