| ID | 5491 |
|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | evershine nagar |
|---|
| Rough Address/Area | Evershine Nagar, Malad East |
|---|
| City/District | Mumbai |
|---|
| State | Maharashtra |
|---|
| Location Latitude | 19.19061279 |
|---|
| Location Longitude | 72.83160400 |
|---|
| 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? | 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 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? | They were my source of entertainment while my Mom used to feed me breakfast or lunch in my childhood.I used to throw grains so they could eat them.I remember once a tiny one entered our house and the commotion that followed as the fan was on.Its 2012 now and there still exists a nest on my kitchen exhaust and it was because of the tantrums I kept throwing at my parents so as not to hurt them by removing the nest.So I am still blamed for an exhaust-less kitchen.There are many such stories when I have found injured sparrows, brought them home and some died and I kept crying and some healthy and flew away happily. |
|---|
| 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? | |
|---|
