| ID | 1539 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Bisunpur, Gomoh |
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| City/District | Gomoh |
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| State | Jharkhand |
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| Location Latitude | 23.86977768 |
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| Location Longitude | 86.14118195 |
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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? | Town |
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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? | 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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Since childhood I always liked sparrows.
Even at my home we have ventilators and there they(sparrows) used to build their nests. Even now they have their nests. But, their number has decreased exponentially. We always use to throw some rice or other grains on our roof or ground early in morning or late night so that birds including sparrows will have them early in the morning looking for food. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Other food shops, Cattle sheds, Poultry farms, Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | small buildings and max upto 2-3 storey but, mostly are one storey |
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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? | mainly rice, even wheat and corn |
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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, Tree hole |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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