View Record #481



ID481
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutRajajinagar V Block near Madduramma Temple, Jedarahalli
Rough Address/AreaRajajiNagar, Rajajinagar
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.98151016
Location Longitude77.55187988
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1980-1984
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?New residential development
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 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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Cattle sheds, Huts, Single-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It used to be an almost twenty year old new neighbourhood, adjacent to Jedarahalli, which was an old village with a temple (Madduramma) and a foundry (Saraswathi Iron Foundry), in close proximity to the Rajajinagar Industrial Estate
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Neither
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?Window, Ledge, Wall cavity, In electrical fixture, Other (please specify), above pelmets, in ventilators more than windows
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?