View Record #992



ID992
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKRANTINAGAR
Rough Address/AreaKrantinagar, Nausena Baugh
City/DistrictVishakhapatnam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.68102264
Location Longitude83.25147247
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?Other
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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?FROM THE YEAR 2000 TILL 2007 OR 2008 WAS A TIME WHEN SPARROWS FLOODED MY BALCONY MY TERRACE AND BUILT A NEST EVERY SEASON AND NOW IS A TIME WHEN I SPOT ONLY A PAIR OR MAX. 5 SPARROWS A DAY, NOW ARE THE TIMES WHEN MY HOUSE IS SURROUNDED BY SQUIRRELS. I NEVER NOTICED THAT SPARROWS HAVE DECREASED IN MY LOCALITY AND NEVER SEEM TO HAVE BOTHERED UNTIL TODAY WHEN I READ THIS ARTICLE. IF THERE'S ANY DANGER TO THESE SPARROWS THEN I BELIEVE MY WHOLE LOCALITY IS READY TO HELP AND IF THERE'S NOT THEN WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE SQUIRRELS.
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?