View Record #5584



ID5584
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutJaraganahalli village, Nanjappa layout, JP Nagar VI Phase
Rough Address/AreaJaraganahalli Bus Stop, NH 209, J P Nagar
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.89918613
Location Longitude77.57325745
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Other
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?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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 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?Our house is an SMB (stabilized mud blocks) house and we have a bamboo grove and a couple of mango trees within our house compound. Suddenly, in the month of Feb or March 2012, some sparrows started coming into our bamboo grove. I have been seeing them since 2005 (since we came to this place) near the two temples in the centre of the village which is just about 100-200 meters from our house. Bur now, they have again disappeared (say since 2nd week of April 2012) from our bamboo grove, though they are still there in the village center (near the two temples).
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?