View Record #5010



ID5010
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKodambakkam
Rough Address/AreaViswanatha Puram, Kodambakkam
City/DistrictChennai
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude13.04807281
Location Longitude80.22666168
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I am living in this area for the past 4 years. I have seen doves & crows but not sparrows. Four months ago, I kept a cardboard box in my balcony for a sparrow to stay along with necessary things like straw, water & food grains. Till now I have not spotted a single sparrow in my locality.. Can you guide me to make a sparrow to stay in the "house" I made for sparrow ?
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?