ID | 11383 |
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | farm |
Rough Address/Area | Tamil Nadu 637504 |
City/District | |
State | Tamil Nadu 637504 |
Location Latitude | 11.53598595 |
Location Longitude | 78.02696991 |
Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Cultivation |
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Agricultural fields |
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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 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? | There were a lot of houses made of clay and palm leaves which gave shelter to them and sparrow call were our alarm clock. use to see them hopping around in our front yard.
it gives us so much of joy looking at them collecting grains, rice and feeding their chicks. I miss them now. |
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Huts |
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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? | maize, rice, millets |
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, Wall cavity |
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2010-2012 |