View Record #5503



ID5503
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutBTM Layout, 2nd Stage, Near Madivala Lake
Rough Address/AreaBTM Layout
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.90897083
Location Longitude77.61374664
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?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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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?On Monday, 16 April 2012, I saw a pair of Sparrows (male and female) pecking on grains outside a grocery store. This street is narrow, noisy and very busy. I travel through this street almost everyday and this was the first instance that I saw sparrows there. However, I have seen sparrows very frequently about a kilometer away from there, but near the Madivala lake and near some bushes, not in a populated, busy area.
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?