View Record #6205
| ID | 6205 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Biraj nagar, behind P&T colony, lalpur. |
| Rough Address/Area | |
| City/District | Ranchi |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Location Latitude | 23.37461472 |
| Location Longitude | 85.33854675 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1995-1999 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
| 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? | 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? | 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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 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? | Back in the year 1990-99, when I used to stay at my grandparents place, on the front courtyard we had a huge, tall tree of henna. On the branches of those trees, there were many house sparrows that used to be nesting on it. Every morning we watched, as they fly off their nest collecting twigs and grains. In the evening when we used to water the plants, few would fly down their nest and drink water too. My grandmother’s breakfast was usually shared with those sparrows and when she used to clean rice we could see many birds hopping around her. But in the summer of 1999, when our house got demolished, the tree was also cut off. As a result, the birds flew off from that tree. We had many other trees in our garden, but they didn’t nest in any of those. Now, after so many years although, we still reside in nearby location but, I don’t get to see the house sparrows very often. We keep water and food container on our terrace, but very few come by. We still regret cutting down that henna tree and wonder was it the faith that we lost on those sparrows or is it their shrinking population? |
| 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? |
