View Record #5917



ID5917
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutOpposite Nagshettyhalli Rly Xing, Outer Ring Road,
Rough Address/AreaBadrappa Layout
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude13.04762840
Location Longitude77.57614899
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Other commercial 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 worked/studied there
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Groups of sparrows would land on a tree outside our workshop several times everyday and we used to keep some grains for them to eat in many nearby locations. Due to road-widening the tree was murdered, and with it went the charming visits of the chirpy sparrows. We have never seen another sparrow in Hebbal after that.
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?