View Record #4966



ID4966
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutChoolaimedu
Rough Address/AreaSowrashtra Nagar, Choolaimedu
City/DistrictChennai
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude13.06219673
Location Longitude80.23114014
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1985-1989
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?Old residential area
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Sparrows had made a nest out of the space in the ceiling fan of my house
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.just developing area, with many ground-floor only houses; and old ones at that
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Wall cavity, In electrical fixture
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009