| ID | 1855 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Beledanga, Bye lane 2 |
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| Rough Address/Area | Beledanga, Parui Mauza |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.48926353 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.28510284 |
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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 (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? | 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 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | While I have stayed in Bhubaneshwar for the past 1 and a half years, there were very few sparrow sightings. However when I went to my house this year, I was overwhelmed with the number of sparrows that I did see. However a thing to note is that sparrows in this area has increases in the last couple of years only. Two to three years before the situation seemed to be like what is now in Bhubaneshwar. It was good to see them back. |
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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. | Lots of trees, old buildings and significant number of water bodies. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
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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? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window, Tree hole, Wall cavity, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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