View Record #684



ID684
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutnear navagaon, Dahisar
Rough Address/AreaMandapeshwar, Dahisar West
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.24876213
Location Longitude72.85612488
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?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
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 occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I spot sparrows in & around my locality very often. I also have had sparrows & other birds like robin magpie & bulbuls nesting around my home. My father regularly feeds grain & water to birds. However, the numbers of sparrows spotted has decreased.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.The locality is close to the station however, has ample amount of green spaces/ parks around. On regular days, the amount of noise pollution is less compared to most localities in mumbai
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
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?Window, Ledge, In electrical fixture
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004