View Record #8503



ID8503
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSidhi town
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictSidhi
StateMadhya Pradesh
Location Latitude24.40135002
Location Longitude81.88182068
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
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?Old residential area
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?I lived 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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Sidhi town. Dt ; 13 Oct 1991 ; Four Indian Silversbills feeding on a path were driven away by a male sparrow, who thereafter started feeding at same place. Dt 14 Oct 1991 ; A sparrow observed in hot pursuit of a Pond Heron. Dt 17 Oct 1991 ; A female caught a small black long legged spider, with some difficulties. Dt 14 Nov 1991 ; A male seen in pursuit of a Little Brown Dove. On 29 Nov 1991 another bird driving away a Blue Rock Pigeon. Dt 27 Dec 1991 ; A female drove away a Blyth,s Reed Warbler from a Babool tree.
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?