View Record #6962



ID6962
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutLowercamp
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictLower Camp
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude9.63001347
Location Longitude77.19948578
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Forest
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Campus
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?I see 10-15 Sparrows everyday ( 24 hrs ). Its builts a nests at my home. may 6 nests in my home. sometimes i saw 4-5 eggs in the nest. its light brown in colour. i like its keech keech sounds. In my street there are some nests at all homes. my home is like a southern side home. its comes only in the side houses. It cant go opposite side ( nothern ) homes. i dont know why? It takes spilled grains only. Thanks for giving the oppurtunity to share about sparrows. Niveda - Rajeswari
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Open-air eateries
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Lower camp is a forest area. Sometimes I saw huge of monkeys near by Murugan Temple. A river called Mullai Periyar go through my village. lot of natural things in my village.
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?tomattos chillies groundnut & seasonal things
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Other (please specify), between wall and the photoframes, mirrors, parans ( we put rarerly usable items in slap )
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009