View Record #8238



ID8238
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKumar Shantiniketan, Wakeshwar Chowk, Pune
Rough Address/AreaPashan
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.54439926
Location Longitude73.79244995
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?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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 generally see a lot of pegions in my locality. I see sparrows more when I'm returining from work in the evening and in my parking lot. I believe that they could be nesting there though I haven't directly observed a nest.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.My locality is newly developed in the last 8-10 years. Lot of new construction of residential complexes is happenning here. This area was a farmland around 15
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?NA
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?1995-1999