| ID | 1560 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Middle Street Residential Area |
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| City/District | Eda-Melaiyur |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 10.70150852 |
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| Location Longitude | 79.36209106 |
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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? | Agricultural fields |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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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? | Everyday, I can see sparrows roaming around my house... It was some 8-10 years back. But now, I cannot see much... I can say almost nothing... Even we used to talk about this with my friends' circle and we thought this might be because of the Mobile network and some radiation from these towers which may affect them... I love this bird since it is very small and harmless.. But seems we are harming it...! We have to do something to save this... Else, our next generation can see them only in papers...! |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Cattle sheds, Open-air eateries |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | It is a village which is purely having 80% of agricultural lands and 20% of Residential areas. |
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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? | Paddy, Sugracane, Fluor, Groundnut, Sesame, Grains |
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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? | Window, Tree hole, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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