View Record #10828
| ID | 10828 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | gurua bus stand, gurua bazaar |
| Rough Address/Area | Bihar 824205 |
| City/District | |
| State | Bihar 824205 |
| Location Latitude | 24.66706467 |
| Location Longitude | 84.77100372 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1995-1999 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Bus-stand |
| 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 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? | This is all about the time when i was a kid, more exactly a school going kid....and the locality i am describing was a small villege market along with temperory bus stand surrounded by lots of neem, pipal and other trees, where every tuesday & friday there was gathering of villegers, shopkeepers, buyers in form of haat for sell n purchase of crops, vegetables and other household items under the shades of trees. this haat was rich resource of food for many common birds including sparrows and there were plenty of trees for making nests. early in the morning, when i used to go for a wallk, i have seen flock of sparrows collecting food grains from the haat, and i used to go near slowly slowly, to catch one of them....but as soon as i go near them |
| 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? |
