| ID | 8156 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Chikkakallur |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Tumkur |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| Location Latitude | 13.16820145 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.82297516 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Cultivation |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Agricultural fields |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | In our old home a nest was constructed by a pair of sparrows. we used to observe it daily. even though we were using BSNL Land line, they did not bother about the ringing sound. but when we started using Mobile Phones gradually they disappeared, probably because of its sound, waves,radiation. now I am living at Bangalore since last 10 years, I am unable to find a single sparrow in the city. so sad... |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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