View Record #6514



ID6514
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutShiv Darshan Chowk
Rough Address/AreaParvati Darshan Vasahat
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.49230194
Location Longitude73.85495758
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1985-1989
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?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 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 frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?"In late eighties, in my house there were atleast three-four nests of sparrows. They would make nests on tubelights. In the nights they would hop around and peck at dough and food on the table. Nowadays, see them very rarely, though our building has remained the same with no development of modifications and more or less similar green cover around the building, sparrows have vanished from the area. They do not nest in our house anymore.
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?