View Record #8502
| ID | 8502 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sidhi town |
| Rough Address/Area | |
| City/District | Sidhi |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 24.39744186 |
| Location Longitude | 81.88085938 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1990-1994 |
| 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? | 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? | Sidhi town Dt ; 09 Sept 1991 ; A Black Drongo inn vigorous pursuit of a female sparrow. Dt 20 Sept 1991. Mating pair on streetlight tube, where the female somehow maintained balance during the act, male mounted 5 times. Dt ; 21 Sept 1991, Female was observed holding a black coloured about 30 mm long caterpillar and flew with it . Dt ; 28 Sept 1991 ; Mating observed , male mounted 3 times. Dt ; 29 Sept 1991 ;Three females seen carrying flowers of Babul, Accacia arabica. Dt ; 29 Sept 1991 ; Four birds amongst a flock going towards roost, repeatedly indulged in aerial combat, performing acrobatics and chirping all the time. |
| 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? |
