| ID | 11050 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | F-8, Sagar Presidency, Noida |
| Rough Address/Area | F Block, Sector 50 |
| City/District | Noida |
| State | Uttar Pradesh 201304 |
| Location Latitude | 28.57356453 |
| Location Longitude | 77.37290192 |
| 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? | 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I spotted a bunch of sparrows on this day (23rd Jun '13) who were either playing in water, collecting straws to make nests or feeding the younger ones. And true to their habit making a lot of noise and enjoying themselves.
I took a lot of photos of them and it seemed after a certain point in time a couple of them were comfortable in my presence.
It is such a pleasure to spot these industrious, boisterous and cute birds around. |
| 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? | |