| ID | 9480 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | particular house in village Bela Baiju |
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| Rough Address/Area | Vill- Bela Baiju, Post- Patahi |
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| City/District | Purvi Champaran |
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| State | Bihar |
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| Location Latitude | 26.60981369 |
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| Location Longitude | 84.85679626 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| 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 |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | The presence of Sparrow is remarkably high in that particular house since time immemorial. I am continuously seeing the presence of sparrow in that house since my childhood till now.There must be presence of more than six hundred sparrows. Elders in my family say that they are also seeing the sparrows in the house since their childhood. Most of the sparrows are very friendly with my family members and especially with my mother. When they are hungry or thirsty, they sit on my mother's head and demand for grains and water. They get frightened if any unknown person or guest comes to my house. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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