To monitor the population of house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in villages of district Ludhiana, Punjab

Abstract

The present study was carried out on the population of House Sparrow using line transect method in villages Kaind and Alamgir falling in district Ludhiana. Each village was divided into two transect; outer periphery of said villages was taken as transect I and III. Interior of these village was taken as transect II and IV. House Sparrow was found most abundant in the month of December in transects I, II, III and IV: it was followed in decreasing order of abundance in January, June and February in transect I; followed by January, April and November in transect II, downward monthly population trend was November, January, July and February in transect III and November, January, October and February in transect IV. It was recorded least abundant species in the months of March and September in Transect I and II. In transects III and IV, it was found least abundant in the months of August and July respectively. Flocks of House Sparrow preferred residential houses for foraging in winter months of all transects, it might be because of non-availability of crops at ripened stage in the surrounding fields.