View Record #7806



ID7806
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMy residence (#1148) & Mkt of Sector 14
Rough Address/AreaSector 14
City/DistrictFaridabad
StateHaryana
Location Latitude28.39411545
Location Longitude77.33506012
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?New residential development
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?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
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 have been living in this area for 2/3 decades. Last few years, I had the impression that sparrows have vanished from here. Seldom saw them in my lawn. But lately, I get the feeling, they are coming back. I often see them in pairs or in small nos. But once, about 4 months back, I saw a large no. (twenty or so)perched on a wire in the market of sector 14. It was sometime in the morning (8 or 9 am).
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?