View Record #9225



ID9225
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutShailesh Housing Society
Rough Address/AreaGanesh Nagar
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.49563789
Location Longitude73.82705688
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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 a sparrow "couple" (i.e. a male & a female) which come to sleep on a couple of bars outside my window which we use to hang clothes to dry.. it is a sheltered alcove... I felt very sad to see that they could not find a suitable tree to build a nest on but also felt happy to see sparrows up & close after many years :)
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Single-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.A lot of trees & lotus ponds in the area.... very less noise as the society has a dead end on one side(so no vehicles)..
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?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?Before 1995