View Record #6910



ID6910
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMumbai (Dahisar)
Rough Address/AreaBorivali East
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.24277687
Location Longitude72.86200714
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?Garden/Park
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?Respected All, I am a resident of Dahisar the last suburban area of Mumbai. In my colony building where stay on each floor there are atleast two active nest of sparrows. From last week I am having an observation that at the back side of our house window there is a wall and infront of it is a big iron grilling. In between the wall and grilling a sparrow couple has started building nest every day they are bringing lost of dried material for the construction of the nest hope within a couple of days they might complete the nest.
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?