View Record #7472



ID7472
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutShrikhande Wadi
Rough Address/AreaSangeeta Wadi, Dombivali East
City/DistrictDombivli
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.21148682
Location Longitude73.09184265
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?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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I can see sparrows around my house because my area is still green. Lot of trees like mango, rain tree, jackfruit etc are there. I am staying in 2nd floor and hence I can see sparrow at my height from my gallery. there are many doves are there in my area and few Kotwals & Bulbul birds (I don't know exact english name) Once can easily idtentify that Sparrows count in my area going down. I was thought due to increasing count of doves, it is happening but then I understood that this is not a problem of my area only.
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?