View Record #332



ID332
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutYelahanka Satellite Town
Rough Address/AreaYelahanka Satellite Town
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude13.09804153
Location Longitude77.58335114
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
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?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I lived in an apartment in Yelahanka Satellite town, I had a feeder with grains on the balcony railing, so sparrows would always be around. There was a small shelf with a cardboard box in the balcony and they would regularly breed there. This was the case with almost all buildings (around 6) in the vicinity. Also, they were all around inside my school building and garden, in the same area.
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?