View Record #272



ID272
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutParamhansa nagar, Kothrud
Rough Address/AreaLokmanya Colony, Kothrud
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.50915909
Location Longitude73.80628967
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?Grassland
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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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?In the summer holidays or Christmas vacations.We everyday go to our near hill. There we see many sparrows.But not only Sparrows we also come to see White breasted kingfishers, Indian robins,Magpie robins and sometimes we go deep inside the hill there once we got to see the Indian peafowl. But one thing has changed that the number of sparrows that we saw earlier have now reduced , I have still done sightings of the Sparrows in our place
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Near our society there are hills
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Window, on Trees
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004