View Record #6425



ID6425
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutr.v.desai road
Rough Address/AreaNavapura
City/DistrictVadodara
StateGujarat
Location Latitude22.28760147
Location Longitude73.20478821
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?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 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?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?i am happy that few sparrows are there near my locality (home). they daily visit us for food and water but number of local citizen sparrow is less, approximately about 5 to 6. n other species of sparrows who have totally black body with greenish or purple shade are also there, in good numbers. sparrow nests also i have seen exactly in front of our gate n 25foot away in wall hole of an old mandir(ours is actually a new construction with rcc). squirrels are aplenty in my locality n they are quit a troublesome for sparrows nest.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Open-air eateries, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.in our locality multi-storey n single-storey bunglows are there with good greenery n also there are few huts n people from these huts use to throw garbage n left over food on open compound where i have seen sparrow searching for their food.
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?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Window, Tree hole, Wall cavity
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2000-2004