View Record #241



ID241
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutFern Road
Rough Address/AreaBallygunge Gardens, Dhakuria
City/DistrictKolkata
StateWest Bengal
Location Latitude22.51895142
Location Longitude88.36749268
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2000-2004
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?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?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?The sparrows were very friendly and not scared of people. My sister was very young then, and would eat her breakfast in the living room and spill a lot of food on the floor. Every morning after she finished her breakfast, the sparrows would come right into the living room and eat the food that was spilt on the floor.
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?