| ID | 9870 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Railway Station Chawar, Chapra |
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| Rough Address/Area | Chapra Bhagwan Bazar, Budhiya Mai Railway |
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| City/District | Chapra/Saran |
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| State | Bihar |
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| Location Latitude | 25.78472137 |
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| Location Longitude | 84.72750092 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Agricultural fields |
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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 visited frequently |
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| 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 |
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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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Iron gate without hole of the building and complete plaster of the building walls decreased the natural residence of the sparrow. Wooden gate with holes were ideal residence for the sparrow. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Other (please specify) |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | The area is crowded by the residential buildings alongwith farm of vegetables. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | Different types of vegetables. |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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