View Record #228



ID228
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutResidential Colony Master Block Shakarpur Extension
Rough Address/AreaShakarpur
City/DistrictNew Delhi
StateDelhi
Location Latitude28.63183784
Location Longitude77.28515625
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Old residential area
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?Other, living there from past 29 years
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Earlier than the period mentioned above , the morning was cheerful and chirpy with the voice of these sparrows.I used to get up with their chirpy voice and there were so many of them.so many nests around the colony ,in my house many a times.I never needed an alarm to get up , their CHI CHI CHI CHI used to get me up .Its sad since long i have not seen single one of them ,where earlier my colony was full of them .We used to given them food (dana, very small pieces of chapati,a bowl filled up with fresh water ) also as a good deed.I really miss them a lot.indeed all of us miss them. Such a beautiful creation of god.never felt alone in home as they were there chirping loud.Hope to see them once again .It felt as if my good friend went away without any notice or telling my fault(giving a chance to correct ourselves).They used to build the nests around roshandan,small space in the staircase etc.)
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?