View Record #5366



ID5366
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVakola Village road, behind vakola masjid
Rough Address/AreaVakola Village Road, behind Vakola masjid, Santa Cruz East
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.07875061
Location Longitude72.85005188
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?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?I saw two sparrows coming to my window two months after I set up a herb and flower garden on my window grill that was 18 inches wide. Before that I had only seen pigeons and crows, never any sparrows. After spotting them, I began leaving rice grains and a dish of water everyday. Since then, I have seen more sparrows come but never more than 5. Their numbers are very small and they fly away from food and water when the bigger birds come.
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?