View Record #8315



ID8315
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about sharavathy valley project colony, jog (residential colony)
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictUttara Kannada
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude14.22958469
Location Longitude74.81233215
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Forest
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Old residential area
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 worked/studied 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 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? yes, we in our colony quarters used to come across these pretty birds almost every day sitting on window/door panes, foto/wall hanging frames making their characteristic "chiv chiv'sound; more seen during their nesting periods to find a suitable location for nesting.Surprisingly, no nests we have observd. Relatives from Bangalore, when arrived here used to show these birds to their children at surprise.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.This is a K P C LTD., owned departmental colony specifically built for accommodation of it's employees engaged in electric power generation activities.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?no
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?, surprisingly not seen their nests
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009