View Record #9552



ID9552
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutAnnaikatty Main Bus Stand
Rough Address/AreaAnaikatti - Sholayoor Rd
City/DistrictAnaikatti
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude11.11599445
Location Longitude76.74834442
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?Bus-stand
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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
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 seen they are foraging during 1:45-2:30 PM in bus stand usually searching for some grains possibly thrown by near by shop keepers. Once I seen doing dust bath during the same period in this location.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Typical village bus stand surrounded by hills, bordering one stream within 50 meter of the observation location
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?2005-2009