View Record #4947
| ID | 4947 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | balugurusamy street |
| Rough Address/Area | Iyappa Nagar |
| City/District | Pallavaram |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Location Latitude | 12.96784973 |
| Location Longitude | 80.13927460 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1985-1989 |
| 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? | New residential development |
| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
| 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 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? | Nests seen frequently |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | we lived in suburban chennai(3km from pallavaram near pammal)from 1975 to 1990.we changed residence within the same locality 3 or 4 times.it was not very well developed like now.my father was very fond of pet animals.we had a dog,5-6 pigeons,couple of rabbits,a dozen hen etc in our house.sparrows used to frequent our house almost daily.they used build nests in our verandah,hall.building of nests was considered auspicious,so we never disturbed the nests.there are occassions we would observe fledglings of sparrows & eggs in nest.mom would keep rice as a custom for crow everyday which she follows even now.many birds visited our house then (crow,sparrows,pigeon varieties etc).nowadays it is very difficult to observe even crows. |
| 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? |
