View Record #60



ID60
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutEntrance to Canara Bank Layout
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude13.06821632
Location Longitude77.57912445
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
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 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?This is a narrow road with a couple of general stores on one side. There used to be a handful of sparrows hanging about just outside these shops whenever I passed by.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Single-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.This is a new residential layout, and the specific place where I used to see sparrows is at the entrance to the layout, where there were a couple of small general stores. The rest of the area immediately opposite the shops was open, weedy scrubland. Somewhat more built up now.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?