View Record #5970



ID5970
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutkalina
Rough Address/AreaSantacruz East
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.08355331
Location Longitude72.85971832
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?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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?MISS THEM COMING TO MY KITCHEN WINDOW AND CHIRPING SOUND . INITIALLY I USED TO GET VERY IRRITATED WHEN THEY USED TO COME AND CHIRP, THEIR MESSIND AROUNd, but now since they are rarely seen whenever I see them they now seems to very beautiful and their chirping sounds very sweet. I reliesed that every spices on the earth have come for some purpose and they all are very important part of our life.
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?