View Record #5737
| ID | 5737 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Power Management Institute |
| Rough Address/Area | Sector 16A |
| City/District | Noida |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 28.56885147 |
| Location Longitude | 77.31350708 |
| 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? | Campus |
| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
| 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? | 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 frequently |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | 13 April 2012. Power Management Institute, Sector 16A Noida. This place still retains an old world charm with majestic pink stone buildings surrounded by green parks, large artificial lakes, extensive indoor foliage, chirping sparrows and numerous butterflies. Inviting aroma of fresh coffee floats round numerous lecture halls during tea break and you are easily reminded of good old college days. And this place is a haven for nesting sparrows where they find innumerable crevices to build nests and raise their youngs without any competition from the myna. Few rock pigeons have also built nests but there is no competition for food or nesting sites; both have been able to find their own exclusive niches. There are at least 15 sparrows present throughout the day in the corridors of the building. Nests are built at the junction of the glass dome and the vertical wall and also in the gaps between stone cladding and RCC column at the top end near the ceiling. Birds are seen feeding green caterpillars to the nestlings. Butterflies struggling to get out (in vain) of the glass dome are vigorously pursued and finally captured with little effort. I routinely collect wings of Plain Tiger, Common Emigrant, Common Leopard, Common Jay, Lime Butterfly and many more from this place. This institute is on the left bank of River Yamuna close to Okhla Bird Sanctuary. |
| 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? |
