View Record #4659



ID4659
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMalleswaram, Bangalore
Rough Address/AreaMalleshwaram
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude13.00362778
Location Longitude77.56387329
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
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?Old residential area
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 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?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?There was a nest on my window sill & a baby sparrow fell down, I managed to return it to its nest, but the parents refused to own it. They kept pecking and chasing the baby till it died. I was a child and was very disturbed when I saw this. Also remember these often chirpy, gentle and at the same time somewhat aggressive birds - they'd eat up dead cockroaches that my mum would sweep out of the house. I would be amazed at their abilities, because these were poisoned cockroaches.
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?