View Record #11245



ID11245
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutrayapalayam village
Rough Address/Arearayapalayam village
City/Districtmadurai district
StateTamil Nadu 625706
Location Latitude9.77940845
Location Longitude77.96561432
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
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?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?in 80-88 period i.e my childhood i saw more than 1000 sparrows in my village. 2004-2008 period i saw the sparrow rarely in my village. but it is increasing. it may be 200 sparrows here. my parents are putting food and water daily. they are my chief guest. thank you krishnamoorthy
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?