View Record #193



ID193
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSus Road
Rough Address/AreaPashan
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.54231834
Location Longitude73.78398132
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
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?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?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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?It's as recent a development as less than 15 days since I noticed that some sparrows have built a nest just outside by balcony between the wall and an insulated pipe coming from the building's solar water heating system, so, I have started putting out some water and some crushed "mahabaleshwar chana" for them to have. There seem to be 2 couples having laid eggs and I believe that the babies should start flying soon. Now, the sparrows have started feeling comfortable around me and are now frequenting my balcony, hopefully for the water and the munch. Anyway, I would like inputs from the organisers about what should be offered to them, to make their numbers grow around me & my locality.
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?