View Record #7947



ID7947
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutHarijanvada Village
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictChittoor
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude13.62867165
Location Longitude78.43552399
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Other
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I visited frequently
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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen occasionally
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, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Cattle sheds, Open-air eateries, Huts, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.huts, cement road, plastic dumping sites, open gutter on roadsides, small pukka houses with open windows, dry agricultural fields
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?Foxtail Millet, Corn, Tomatoes, ragi, millets (scarce), fodder for cattle, flowers (floriculture), groundnut, occasionally paddy and sugarcane, vegetables like brinjal
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Other (please specify), inside roof spaces
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009