View Record #491



ID491
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutHidden treasure apts
Rough Address/AreaHidden Treasure Apts. Somajiguda
City/DistrictHyderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.42765045
Location Longitude78.45934296
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?New residential development
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 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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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?We always kept some cooked rice for them to eat. My wife fed my son who was a little boy by showing the sparrows. Now we do not see them except at Hyderabad New Airport. Hundreds of them are there happily sharing the food in the food court and terminal area. Beautiful to see.
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?