View Record #170



ID170
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMedium sized residential colony with independent houses and apartments; next to Military Dairy Farm
Rough Address/AreaSatya Sai Enclave, Old Bowenpally
City/DistrictSecunderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.48434639
Location Longitude78.48698425
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?New residential development
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?House sparrows were in plenty here, there were acacia trees on which sparrows have been observed roosting in hundreds between 2006-2009; due to developmental activities, trees were cut down and sparrow numbers have been affected. These days less than 100 sparrows can be seen in a 2-hr survey in 2-km radius. Albeit, in a few areas sparrow nesting has been observed in apartments, old buildings, electrical and cable (distribution) boxes.
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?