| ID | 9181 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Vidya Vilas Colony,Marutrao Gaikwad Nagar |
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| Rough Address/Area | Aundh |
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| City/District | Pune |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 18.55759239 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.80784607 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I love birding.But I rarely saw house sparrows near my home.It is always a treat to watch these small bubbly li'l birds fluttering around.I recorded them in the post monsoon period of 2011.I used to hear their calls for a few days.But then a shikr made his nest nearby and all of a sudden they disappeared.I think that it is because of the arrival of shikra in our area but would like to have an expert commenting on it. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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