ID | 11268 |
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | India |
Rough Address/Area | Kala Nikunz, Saraswathy Nagar North, Neelankarai |
City/District | Chennai |
State | Tamil Nadu 600041 |
Location Latitude | 12.95520115 |
Location Longitude | 80.25202179 |
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? | 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? | Never: I saw no sparrows during this period |
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period |
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | No sparrows observed |
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | During my childhood days (1970-80) when we lived in Ayanavaram, Chennai I used to see number of sparrows which frequented our house regularly. Now I have not seen any sparrows in Chennai since 1990.
I am very exited to see an abundance of sparrows in Ooty and Coonoor. I am interested in getting involved in any Project to introduce house sparrows from Ooty to Chennai. |
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? | |