| ID | 1851 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Naktala |
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| Rough Address/Area | Bansdroni |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.47101593 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.36743927 |
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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 (outskirts) |
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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? | 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 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? |
I do not think number of Sparrows declined around my house in last 15 years. The number varies from season to season possibly due tolocal migartion. In my opinion in Kolkata city the number of Sparoows have not declined too much - as the city still has many housed / building where they can build nests.
Atleast 25-30 Sparrow bathe daily in the water tub that I provide during the peak summertime. They regularly nest in my house.
Number of Sparrows ( and other seed eating birds who used to damage the corps during the harvesting time) declined sharply in the agricultural belts in South Bengal possibly due to excessive use of pesticides.
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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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