| ID | 11265 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Podhigai Nagar |
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| Rough Address/Area | CB Colony |
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| City/District | Sivaganga |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 9.86349773 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.48341370 |
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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? | Town |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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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? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | My Cousin name is Marimuthu, he is living there. He noticed a Sparrow started coming every day and making sounds. He put some seeds/rice for the sparrow. Afterwards the sparrow started coming frequently, and then coming along with her loved one. The one fine day they family noticed there was nest they started building up. My cousin family did not disturb them and they also provided food and water near by nest so that they can easily reachable. Now the sparrow has kids and they all living together as Family. Wonderful moments. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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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? | 2005-2009 |
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