View Record #9885



ID9885
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVivek Vihar, Next to Kendriya vihar, Sector 82
Rough Address/AreaSector 82
City/DistrictNOIDA
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude28.52816010
Location Longitude77.39222717
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?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?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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I put bird feed in my balcony (bajra and broken rice) and around 5-6 sparrows come everyday for the feed and they drink water. there are some dried pots with dried clay/mud lying in my balcony those sparrows like to sit on the pots and they try to sharpen their beaks on the edge of the pots. they make nests in openings of the roof(small holes left for electric wiring). During morning and evening walks I see many sparrows looking for insects/food in the lawns. Our colony has 17 blocks there is a lawn between every 2 blocks. All the lawns are bustling with sparrows. There are small trees and bushes all around the colony, I see sparrows sitting among the bushes.
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?