View Record #6998



ID6998
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVillage Chandkhuri distt Raipur
Rough Address/AreaChandkhuri village
City/DistrictRaipur
StateChhattisgarh
Location Latitude21.25138474
Location Longitude81.62963867
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
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?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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 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?Mr Arora is regular visitor to this village and has recorded good numbers of sparrows more than 100/120, particularly at time of roosting, he also statews reduction in population to the extent of 40% in last 4/5 yrs.Very few birds 3/5 in outer cultivated areas Occassional nests also reorded in thatched houses in village
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?