View Record #2535



ID2535
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutCinemax, Beverly Park
Rough Address/AreaBeverly Park, Mira Road East
City/DistrictMira Bhayandar
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.29310226
Location Longitude72.87091064
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Other
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?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 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?
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Huts, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.During the given time period, this locality was in a transition phase. Seasonal wetlands were getting rapidly converted to wastelands first and then by apartment complexes. Wilderness was being lost every day!
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Neither
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?Tree hole
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004