View Record #4876



ID4876
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutsarhaul sector 18
Rough Address/AreaSector 18
City/DistrictGurgaon
StateHaryana
Location Latitude28.49033737
Location Longitude77.07283783
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 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?sparrows have disappeared from this area, there used to be hoards of sparrows here, bathing in the sand etc, after the destruction of most trees in the area for commercialization, most birds are gone, there used to be red headed parakeet, green doves, horn-bills etc here during 1990s but nothing now. there was a village pond which has now turned to drain dump, you can even see migratory birds and small birds there, it can turn to a nice Eco-breather if some how it could be converted in a garden or pond again.
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?