| ID | 10792 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | the entire runway area 270 - 090 and its shoulders including the taxi tracks and the civil dispersa |
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| Rough Address/Area | Leh |
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| City/District | Ladhak |
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| State | J & K |
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| Location Latitude | 31.53747749 |
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| Location Longitude | 75.77245331 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Open Uncultivated |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Other |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | > The common H Sparrows are generally are in clusters of 50-60, they forage on the open ground and take flight when disturbed, swooping to a nearby location . they on tiny pods of small flowering shrubs, pecking away at the sepals of the flowers.
> A few nestboxes were provided,but none chose to reside and use it as a nest . the nest boxes were solely used for shelter during the harsh winter(-26 and lower). They prefer to nest in the wall of local bricks( in holes that are small enough only for them) there are no natural predators barring the odd feral felines and and the odd black Kite.
> The farmers (Budhists & Muslims)after harvest leave a quantity of Maize/ wheat for the birds to forage . the sparrows can often be seen clamouring with the local Tibetean Magpie for the spoils. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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