View Record #8903



ID8903
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKANPUR
Rough Address/AreaLajpat Nagar, Darshan Purwa
City/DistrictKanpur
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude26.46961594
Location Longitude80.31058502
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1980-1984
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 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?In my childhood some sparrows make nest in my house, some times chicks fall down from the nest, then sparrows making noise with chi-chi-chi with trouble, then my father put them in the nest. Some times we put the some food in the nest but I don't know why the sparrow put them down. may be they dont get something without labor. Usually at the time of break-fast / lunch sparrow waiting for some food from some distance. There was a small pond in front of my colony, I used to see from my window, hours on daily basis that hundreds of sparrows bathing in winter also. Some time hunting by crow/cat or dead by any cause we buried the sparrow near the pond.
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?