View Record #9215



ID9215
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutE block Saket
Rough Address/AreaSaket Crossing, Sector 2
City/DistrictPushp Vihar
StateDelhi
Location Latitude28.51753616
Location Longitude77.21648407
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?Earlier than 1950
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?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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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?WE KEEP BIRD FOOD AND WATER OUTSIDE OUR BEDROOM.THE BIRDS USED TO COME IN LARGE GROUPS IN THE MORNING AND EVENING AND SOME WOULD COME AT DIFFERENT TIMES THRU THE DAY. WHENEVER WE WENT FOR SUMMER VACATIONS WE WOULD COME BACK TO LOTS OF NESTS BUILT IN THE VARIOUS BUSHES IN THE GARDEN. FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS ONLY 3 SPARROWS COME AND THAT TOO NOT REGULARLY
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?