| ID | 1080 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Village Ismailpur |
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| Rough Address/Area | Ismailpur Village |
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| City/District | Jhajjar |
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| State | Haryana |
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| Location Latitude | 28.51006317 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.82187653 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| 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) |
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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? | I used to live in this village(Ismailpur) during the time period I mentioned above(1995-1999). When I used to wake up in the morning , It is only due to the chirping of sparrows. A large group of sparrows(50-150) used to come in the courtyard and that because of my Grandmother's practices. She used to feed grains to the sparrows.I always saw them drinking water from a pot kept there by my Grandma with fresh water.Whenever I tried to catch them, they flew away from me and came down 1-2 meters ahead. I saw the sparrows making nests there and hatching eggs in the nests. That time, our old ancestors used to worship them. But now the situation has changed. Our parents hate them and don't want them to make nests in our homes or feed them. As the mobile revolution came, the decline in numbers of sparrows seen is more drastic. And now, when I see , I can see only 3-10 sparrows, just looking for the place where their nests can survive. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Huts, Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Most of the houses were open air and sparrows can go inside the courtyard and make nests in the house itself. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | wheat,millet,mustard,rice,grams |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, Tree hole, Wall cavity, Other (please specify), between the girders |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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