| ID | 1215 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Near Almeida Park, Bandra- west |
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| Rough Address/Area | Bandra West |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.05878258 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.83120728 |
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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? | City (main) |
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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? | 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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have a house garden and this balcony hosts a bougain villea, and a couple of other flowering trees which flower all through the year. I have about 4-5 sparrows coming in to my balcony every single day (a few times a day) and feeding on the mud and picking up twigs (maybe for nesting) and chirping away.
I still see them every single day and enjoy these little visitors to my house.
I am planning to buy a bird feeder and hopefully have them coming home for years to come. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | There is a park just around the corner- Almeida Park. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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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? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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