View Record #102



ID102
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutRam nagar crossing
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictRoorkee
StateUttarakhand
Location Latitude29.87337303
Location Longitude77.87715149
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Other commercial area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
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?The time period that I'm talking about is when i was a kid and use to go to school. There used to be an adequate number of sparrows around at time. I could see them early in the morning, chirping around here and there! But, its been years now, since I've seen sparrows in this area. Now.. Not even a single sparrow can be seen here. Its really sad that they aren't here anymore. But, I wish if I could bring them back to this place.
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?