View Record #777



ID777
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutRamchandranagar,Dhankwadi
Rough Address/AreaGulabNagar, Dhankawadi
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.46791077
Location Longitude73.85079193
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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 worked/studied there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?In this chosen period the number of sparrows seen were very lesser.It's like they have gone somewhere and have made new place a home.Their number dropped down drastically during that period as a consequence of air pollution and noise pollution(During Diwali festivals).Early in the morning we used to hear chirping that no longer we can hear.Hope they visit again with their chirping 'Chiv Chiv'.
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?