| ID | 1430 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Rail Vihar, Sector 56, Gurgaon |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sector 56 |
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| City/District | Gurgaon |
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| State | Haryana |
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| Location Latitude | 28.42565155 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.09960938 |
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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? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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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 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? | Seeing sparrows feeding on the bajra in my balcony, their quarrels, banter, flying in and flying out gives me enormous happiness. I used to observe sparrows in my Lodi Colony house kitchen garden for almost 26 years and was apprehensive of missing them when I moved to Rail Vihar, Sector 56, Gurgaon. But sparrows thought I am a worthy friend and frequent it day in and day out and in fact, they make such a ruckus whenever bajra is not there and there are times when wife is forced to wake up from afternoon sleep to replenish the stock. Thankful to God that he has given me this opportunity to do something for nature. |
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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. | Our society has many flower and fruit bearing and trees and is frequented by many kinds of birds. |
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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? | No |
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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? | Ledge |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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