| ID | 803 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Virutcham Foundation office campus |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Nanjai Edayar |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 11.09810829 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.03436279 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| 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 |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I am happy the sparrow population has never seized inspite of a cellphone tower installed in our area some three hundred meters away. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Cattle sheds, Poultry farms, Open-air eateries, Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This place is located in the midst of household and a big open market place. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Both |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | Yes this is an agricultural area. Plantain, Paddy, Sugar cane and Mattgrass is large grown |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window, Wall cavity, Other (please specify), under the steps inside the well |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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