View Record #8509
| ID | 8509 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Padamnabhpur , Durg. |
| Rough Address/Area | Padmanabhpur |
| City/District | Durg |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Location Latitude | 21.17678642 |
| Location Longitude | 81.29497528 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1990-1994 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
| 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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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? | Padamnabhpur, Durg. Dt ; 15 April 1991 ; A female caught a small of dust colour and carried it towards our backyard.Later two chicks were observed being fed by by a female on a small tree. On 14 August 1991 , a female captured a small white coloured moth in air. Dt 20 Aug 1991 ; On a mango tree a male was seen , holding something in beak, another nearby perched male attempted to seize the object. Later a pair joined and indulged in act of seizure and the fight for that object continued for some time.But the first male in the meantime swallowed the object, so the fight and episode ended. What was that object ? |
| 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? |
