View Record #2326



ID2326
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutBarharwa Junction Railway Station
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictBarharwa
StateJharkhand
Location Latitude24.85728836
Location Longitude87.77376556
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Railway station
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 visited frequently
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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
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?The site was just outside the Barharwa Railway Station. During arrival in the night and departure in the evening I regularly used to see these birds roosting on a small tree (height not more than 10 feet). In the night the presence was so much that it gave the appearance of fruiting body on the branches. We were amazed to see that just below the tree there is Tea Shop, and the birds were not concerned at all.
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?