| ID | 9310 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Bhallesa village |
| Rough Address/Area | Bhalessa village |
| City/District | Doda district |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Location Latitude | 33.04417038 |
| Location Longitude | 75.96480560 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
| 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? | 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 worked/studied 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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 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? | Village Bhallesa is located in Himalayas bordering HP state in Doda district. Area is well wooded with good forests and small nalla flowing near the village. Good population of sparrows was seen in my recent tour to the area in the month of April 2012 particularly near river bank and Kachha houses and agricultural fields. nesting was also good. |
| 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? | |