View Record #5681



ID5681
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutNIBM road, across the NIBM campus
Rough Address/AreaKondhwa
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.52042961
Location Longitude73.85674286
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?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?I have been living in this area for the last 9 years. When we moved in there were a lots of them around and they even had a nest inside our house which was locked up for a while. Slowly the numbers and sightings reduced and hadn't seen any for the last one year or so. We were just wondering were they had disappeared and then on 15 April 2012 spotted a pair on the Gulmohur tree just outside our balcony.
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?