View Record #9206



ID9206
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutsudhamnagar
Rough Address/AreaSudhama Nagar
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.95644569
Location Longitude77.58634186
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
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?New residential development
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)
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 occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?My grandfather used to take me to Lal baugh every morning. On returning, we used to find the flock of sparrows waiting on the terrace for the food, which my grand father used to keep in freshly washed big bowl. Most of them were waiting on coconut tree and terrace fences in front of our house. I dont see them anymore. None nowadays. Very rarely I would find one or two on the terrace, But never in flock since 5 - 6 years (As my knowledge)
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Good place, Quite, calm place, plenty of tree around my residence. Many vacant lands with wild trees grown.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?No
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Artificial nest box, Window, Tree hole
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004