ID | 3737 |
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | UNitech Hi Tech Structures, Infospace Building, New Town |
Rough Address/Area | Action Area I, New Town |
City/District | Kolkata |
State | West Bengal |
Location Latitude | 22.58106422 |
Location Longitude | 88.47872925 |
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 worked/studied 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 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 noticed the sparrows near by office building, which is a fairly newly constructed building. Some 5 years old. I have not seen a big flock but occasionally 3 to 4 sparrows. Once an injured one actually flew inside the building which is completely air conditioned and as such has no windows. Out colleagues alerted the house keeping staff who safely took it out without injuring it. |
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? | |