View Record #959



ID959
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutFatimanagar, Big Bazaar, Parmar Nagar
Rough Address/AreaFatima Nagar, Wanwadi
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.50483704
Location Longitude73.90293884
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?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 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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I've rarely seen Sparrows in my area, hardly found them. Most of the time my colony is reign by pigeons, whereas the Church and gardens after the petrol pump seems to belong to ravens. Sparrows were always non-existent. However, strangely, at the time of January (or November / December; I forget), there was a nest right outside my window, wedged between two window doors. It seemed to be of some sparrows, the kind of species I've never seen before. I assumed they were of migratory birds and not native, so I allowed the nest. Of course, my parents weren't fine with it, so while I was at work they decided to have the nest removed. Haven't seen a single sparrow since then.
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?