| ID | 8718 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Back Garden of Apartment and Nearby Open Ground |
| Rough Address/Area | Lic colony |
| City/District | Jeevan Beema Nagar |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Location Latitude | 13.09031963 |
| Location Longitude | 80.19116211 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
| 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? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
| 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 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? | There were lots of open spaces in the then LIC colony behind Chennai Public School at collector Nagar. Everyday behind my house there was a small garden of 10*20mts. there used to be a Drumstick tree and i have seen several pairs of sparrows there evry day. Now all the gardens and free spaces are gone turned into car parks and new apartments. Do not know if they still exist. |
| 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? | |