ID | 11096 |
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Brahmand area, Thane(West), near Yeoor hills, Maharashtra |
Rough Address/Area | 2, Bramhand Road, Brahmand, Thane West |
City/District | Thane |
State | Maharashtra 400607 |
Location Latitude | 19.24521446 |
Location Longitude | 72.98326111 |
Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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? | New residential development |
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? | Other, I have been staying here for just a over a month now |
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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have seen only two-three sparrows visiting my balcony everyday (ever since we started keeping grains and water for them) |
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This is a developing residential area which used to be a thick forest not very long back. Very close to Yeoor hills in Thane. A place with less pollution, lot of greenery and breeze. |
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? | Extensive |
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |