View Record #919



ID919
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutDhangu Road
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictPathankot
StatePunjab
Location Latitude32.26613235
Location Longitude75.65225983
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Restaurants or Eateries
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?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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
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?i have spent many hours of my childhood observing sparrows in my garden at home.then over the passing years i couldn't see more of them in around the year 2005 and henceforth. the last decade has seen a rapid increase in the use of mobile phones. somehow i always related mobile phones as one of the reason for the extinguishing sparrows. its been years now i haven't seen a sparrow at home whereas, i have so many trees and plants at my place. i do see other birds but i miss sparrows a lot.
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?