| ID | 1309 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Paldi, adjoining the Sabarmati River/Sardar Bridge |
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| Rough Address/Area | Paldi |
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| City/District | Ahmedabad |
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| State | Gujarat |
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| Location Latitude | 23.01092911 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.57119751 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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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? | Campus |
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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 worked/studied 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 fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Every sundown one can spot a wave of little birds flying across the campus lawns chirping hysterically. This is always a surprise for a newcomer, and many rush to the lawns armed with their cameras.
Perhaps because the campus is a green oasis in an otherwise dry, rather industrial landscape, it is teeming with wildlife. It is not unusual to spot dozens of sparrows in bamboo thickets and other shrub around the buildings. The more adventurous ones build nests right in the building.
Traditional architecture in Gujarat had Pols- a cluster of houses around a courtyard, and invariably a Bird house in these courtyards.There are still many in the old city, which attract a large number of pigeons but this is a vanishing feature in the suburbs as the city expands, and engulfs most of its green spots.
Perhaps its high time we looked back into the past, and did some rethinking and reviving! |
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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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