View Record #7987



ID7987
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutEtiness Road and generally in Ooty
Rough Address/AreaEtiness Road and Near Ooty Main Market
City/DistrictOoty
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude11.41042328
Location Longitude76.70855713
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?Market
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other, Was on a visit between April 30th to May 2nd 2012
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 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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I think whoever wants to observe sparrows must visit Ooty. They are present almost everywhere like in our childhood and it was nice to see them this way. I saw them near the hotel I was staying in, on my walks around town to the Botanical Garden.
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?