View Record #255



ID255
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutAdabari, pin code 781012
Rough Address/AreaAdabari Tiniali Bus Stop, Maligaon
City/DistrictGuwahati
StateAssam
Location Latitude26.15763092
Location Longitude91.68564606
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?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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I am residing in this area more than 12 years. The population of house sparrow has declined. I put one sparrow box for house sparrow in my flat and from the last 2 years they are laying eggs and and the chicks gets their adulthood. But the birds are mountain sparrows not the house sparrow. This worries me most. I need some colour rings so that i can follow the birds in the later stages.
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?