View Record #7807
| ID | 7807 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Gayatrinagar, Raipur city |
| Rough Address/Area | Gayatri Nagar, Shankar Nagar |
| City/District | Raipur |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Location Latitude | 21.24788666 |
| Location Longitude | 81.66976166 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
| 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? | 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 frequently |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Gayatrinagar, Raipur city. Dt 24 July 2004. 1. Female sparrows saw a fling , female Common Mormon butterfly , dashed towards it, then retreated back when reached within a foot or so, possibly butterfly,s colouration and size was too much to scare it. Dt 16 August 2004. 1.A female brought a green coloured, 40 mm long caterpillar, placed on ground, pecked several times, reducing to fragments, then carried the larger part away. Similar caterpillar also brought on 15 & 23 Aust and same act reepeated. Dt 18 Aug 2004 1.Nest enforcing activity. Dt 15 Sept 2004. 1. Full grown chick, repeatedly demanded food from parents, Dt 20 Sept 2004. 1. Longtailed Shrike with 2 subadult chicks present in locality, four female sparrows no sooner noticed their presence, immediately dashed and drove them away |
| 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? |
