View Record #9658



ID9658
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutBAIF compound at the fringe of hilly area
Rough Address/AreaWarje
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.48458862
Location Longitude73.80051422
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?Campus
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?Other
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?House sparrows congregate every evening in the compound of BAIF. They sit amidst a clump of bamboo trees and chirp loudly in the evenings. They do not come near the building or sit any where near the buildings; though this building from where the bamboo clump is visible, is a stone's throw. They are not visible on the adjacent hilly area. They appear to inhabit the fringes between housing colonies and hilly areas.
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?