| ID | 4883 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | C Block Sector 47 Noida |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sector 47 |
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| City/District | NOIDA |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 28.54764366 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.37049866 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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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 lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Sector 47 in Noida is a gated community- and like most places in Noida, there is great diversity of bird life that one can observe. Commonly seen - apart from the myna, pigeons and crows - are kingfisher, green bee-eater, drongos, koel and of course sparrows. Sparrows are increasingly less common but there are few who are trying to get a family going in our house in one of the lampshades. Hopefully soon there will be more of them |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Multi-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Sector 47 -
- about 1000 odd multi storied houses - 100 sq mtr to 450 sq mtr.
- a lot of greenery
- chemicals in the environment on the lower side |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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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? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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