| ID | 375 |
|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | 18K West Saidapet Bus stop |
|---|
| Rough Address/Area | Sarathi Nagar, Saidapet |
|---|
| City/District | Chennai |
|---|
| State | Tamil Nadu |
|---|
| Location Latitude | 13.02409077 |
|---|
| Location Longitude | 80.21701050 |
|---|
| 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? | Old residential area |
|---|
| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
|---|
| 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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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? | We offer rice and grains to birds everyday in our terrace at morning 6:00 AM and also ensure water is available,one of our neighbour opposite door does the same as well. Everyday morning we see lots of pigeons and parrots and few sparrows come to feed themselves in the morning or in the evening. Earlier we saw nests in our house, some 20 years back when we had our old house with tiled roof but after restructing there is no nest that we see, but do see few sparrows everyday. |
|---|
| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
|---|
| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Its a residential area but quite busy as we have bus stop. |
|---|
| 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? | A few |
|---|
| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, Wall cavity, In electrical fixture |
|---|
| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | Before 1995 |
|---|
