| ID | 9830 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | sai section, near suryodaya hall |
| Rough Address/Area | |
| City/District | Ambernath |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Location Latitude | 19.20899963 |
| Location Longitude | 73.18599701 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
| 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? | I lived there |
| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Never: I saw no sparrows during this period |
| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period |
| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | No sparrows observed |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | when i came here to live in 1997, there were plenty of sparrows all around... even in my home... but suddenly, some 2-3 years ago, me and my parents observed that the sparrows are not seen.. we made the observations for many days.. we even tried to find out where these sparrows are.. but we realised that, not only in our area, but also in nearby areas the sparrows are missing.. then we thought it's not a normal thing.. there is really something wrong happening..
the first thought that came into mind was the mobile towers & signals coming through them |
| 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? | |