ID | 8343 |
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Jeth Nagar, Mandaivelli, Chennai |
Rough Address/Area | Mandavelli |
City/District | Chennai |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Location Latitude | 13.02754498 |
Location Longitude | 80.26217651 |
Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1970-1974 |
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
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? | 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 lived 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 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? | Birds used to nest in our house above the ceiling fan and other such areas. |
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? | |