View Record #160



ID160
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutP Block of Sectro 21
Rough Address/AreaP-Block, Sector 21
City/DistrictNOIDA
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude28.58944702
Location Longitude77.33623505
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
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?Old residential area
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)
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 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?We live on the sixth floor in an apartment. My dad, after finishing his prayers in the morning, is in the habit of feeding birds and keeping a bowl of water for them. Earlier when I he stepped into the balcony, we'd have an equal number of sparrows and pigeons come in - and a few crows. But now the crows and sparrows have disappeared. It appears there are only pigeons everywhere. Even the park close by doesn't have any sparrows or crows.
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?