View Record #8515
| ID | 8515 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Padamnabhpur , Durg. |
| Rough Address/Area | Padmanabhpur |
| City/District | Durg |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Location Latitude | 21.17514229 |
| Location Longitude | 81.29694366 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1985-1989 |
| 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 colony, Durg. 1. Dt ; April 1988, A female arrived and settled on fencing wall, followed by a male , who after waiting for few seconds mounted the female, then mated, 4 mountings.After this male sat by side if female , female still sat squatted and any further attempts to mount were discouraged. Thereafter male started pecking the female with beak, encircling it 3 times, during all this display and to allure , female showed total reluctance and flew away, followed by male. 2.Dt ; 10 April 1990 ; Tulsi, a plant species possessing medicinal value, bears flowers in March and seed in April. Sparrows were observed feeding on these seed. Same day a Common Evening Brown Butterfly arrived in compound and was seen by a female sparrow, who tried to capture it, but the Zig- Zag flight of butterfly made it a difficult proposition and finally it failed to capture. Dt 05 April 1990 ; A subadult male & two subadult female chicks were observed perched on wall. When mother was feeding one of the chicks , a male sparrow arrived and started display preparatory to copulation.In turn female immediately attacked and started striking with beak and drove it away. Dt 18 April 1990 ; In addition to Tulsi seeds , sparrows were observed feeding on flowers of Portulaca and Button Rose flowers, this was repeatedly done after short intervals of 10-15 minutes |
| 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? |
