birdfeeders that store different kinds of grains will attract them bangalore but the scenario started changing with rapid urbanization we invite people to come and take these birdfeeders on sunday which is in run up to the world sparrow day on march 20 said firoz t totanwala of the burhani foundation in bangalore anyone who wants to see sparrows visit their homes again could hang these birdfeeders in their balconies or gardens the scene now is different to revive the prominent childhood memory of house sparrows the burhani foundation of india with the nature forever society will distribute 5200 birdfeeders across the world on sunday they stopped coming to our houses after the traffic and pollution in the city increased drastically bangalore once used to be a vibrant home for sparrows with every locality giving them the required food and ambience to nurture the population the status of sparrows in bangalore continues to be bad and patchy remember the days when the chirping of house sparrows used to wake you up in the morning and the welcome sight of those little birds hopping in to the house through open windows sparrows eat insects and grains the burhani foundation has been working towards various nature conservation programmes one of the main reasons for their disappearance could be that they did not get those anymore explained ornithologist m b krishna specific localities seem to have some sparrow populations but not like the olden days the humble house sparrow is hardly seen anywhere around 500 of them will be distributed for free in bangalore for instance now a lot of people can see sparrows at the new airport and at places like gandhi bazaar this time we chose sparrows because they are part of our childhood memory at least the ones born before the year 2000 would be lucky to cherish such memories