View Record #6258
| ID | 6258 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Kasba, it is a residential area, though kirana shops are there.There is school nearby,DelhiPublicSch |
| Rough Address/Area | Kasba |
| City/District | Kolkata |
| State | West Bengal |
| Location Latitude | 22.52812958 |
| Location Longitude | 88.38139343 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| 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? | New residential development |
| 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? | 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 occasionally |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have already shared my observation to this portal, but I have been asked in a recent mail why I have not shared/contributed anything.So I thought of mentioning it again. I hearing sparrows, seems to be many in number, chirping from a tree within our society complex early in the morning,at 4-30 am to be precise. The sparrows do not leave the trees though it may be they fly from a branch to another.In the evening also, around the time of sunset, the same phenomenon is noticed. I have noticed this phenomenon in Borivli,in Mumbai also. I remember even as a child, till 1963/64, I saw/heard the same chirping of sparrows inthe evening,till it used to be dark, on a banian tree near our house in central Kolkata. Sparrows used to build nests in our premises in central kolkata in the fifties through seventies. Now I do not know what happens, as I have changed my residence.In Kasba,Kolkata, where I live since 1992,sparrows have been visible but I do not remember to have seen their nests.In last few years a sparrow nest we can see from our balcony inside a cable tv box fitted on an electric pole. We presume that the sparrows have made a nest there because these go inside it sometime and remain there. Chirping of sparrows can be heard from our flat through out the day, in the morning,during scorching noon& afternoon.We frequently see them mating also. |
| 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? |
