View Record #4810



ID4810
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutA shady hotel near Ooty bus station
Rough Address/AreaAnna Nagar
City/DistrictOoty
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude11.41409969
Location Longitude76.68061829
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Restaurants or Eateries
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)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I visited once or twice
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?The sparrows were eating up hordes of flies that were zooming around near the shady hotel. This is a one-off record, I visited this place only once. Hope this helps.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Vegetable shops, Other food shops
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Lots of people and lots of sparrows.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?