View Record #6439



ID6439
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVakola
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.08001900
Location Longitude72.85390472
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?Other
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I see a large number of sparrows in this area. But not in large flocks,I see them at the higher levels, flying from trees to buildings from about the second floor and above.The area is around the residential, market place and main road.I assume in total there would be 50 to 100 birds in this entire area.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Other (please specify)
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?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?