View Record #5896



ID5896
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVAISHNAVI SHRINE,CHENNAI-600109
Rough Address/AreaVaishnavinagar Bus Stop, Chennai Tiruvallur High Rd, Sivasankarapuram
City/DistrictAvadi
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude13.12946224
Location Longitude80.12516785
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?Place of worship
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?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I am living in this area for the last 40 years. I can very well say 30 years back I saw lot of sparrows in this area. Though this is a temple, but surrounded by lot of mango trees and other trees. Still this place is as like in the past without any change. We were enjoying sparrows presence. But now it become a past story.
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?