View Record #8575



ID8575
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKeonjhar town
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictKendujhar
StateOdisha
Location Latitude21.62954330
Location Longitude85.58644104
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1980-1984
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 visited once or twice
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Keonjhar town, Orissa. Dt ; 21 & 22 April 1983. 1.While traversing through the township, market area & others saw sparrows in good numbers. 2. Scattered flocks of varying sizes 5/6 to 40/45 , in all about 150 birds seen each day. 3. Also a nest in Hotel Natraj, where we stayed. 4. It would be interesting to know present status of species.
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?