View Record #7897



ID7897
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutresidential area
Rough Address/AreaTandalja
City/DistrictVadodara
StateGujarat
Location Latitude22.29467010
Location Longitude73.15222168
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?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?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?
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.A developing area. mix of urban and rural landscape where you find huts as well as huge palatial bungalows, Shops and complex and agricultural fields.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Both
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?Mostly vegetables. Also a field of gooseberry (amla) is present
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Artificial nest box, Window, Ledge, In electrical fixture
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?