View Record #163



ID163
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutLingarajpuram to Marathalhi
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude12.97159863
Location Longitude77.59456635
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?Other
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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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
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?Six months back i was working with an NGO. it has all kinds plants,trees, and i was able to see birds regularly. it was beautiful place altogether and once it happened to be noticed one of my colleague noticed two sparrows on a stone where we were having our lunch at afternoon, it was rare site for me because i use to sparrow in my native place and that when i was small, once i left my native and came to Bangalore for work here after that i don't even remember the word called Sparrow and also know one remembers about them recently i changed my job to different place, and i am traveling now for about 40KM up down from my house to office, every day i carry my camera with me always search for a sparrow i am not able to see, hoping that i will be able to see one day. waiting for the day :). but i am happy to share good news with you all recently i been to MEKEDHATU and it is 100KM from Bangalore i was so happy to see the sparrows with groups, flying and jumping it was movement which i want to see. unfortunately that movement i didnt had camera with me it was with my colleague. but that was seen which i expected to see in bangalore. Thanks for this opportunity Nagaraja Papanna
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?