| ID | 2190 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Deja View Park, Ayyappanagar, Hoodi Main Road |
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| Rough Address/Area | Krishnarajapura |
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| City/District | Bangalore |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| Location Latitude | 13.00018024 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.71456909 |
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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? | Other |
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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? | 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? | Other, I live here since Oct 2011 |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Never: I saw no sparrows during this period |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | No sparrows observed |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have been living in Bangalore since 2004 in Bommanahalli, near Silk Board. I have never seen any sparrows frequent the area. It is a residential area with a lot of houses everywhere.
For the first time, I saw sparrows in Bangalore at the new International Airport at Devanahalli. They were found inside the airport, flying around frequently in search of food bits from the leftover plates at tables or on the floor. They were not many in number, hardly 3 or 4 that I could find at that time of my visit. They also did not look very healthy or look actually sparrow-like. Living inside the building, I figure their only source of food would be from the food courts and their tables. Their nests would be somewhere high in the ceiling rails or corners.
I was out of Bangalore for a brief period and returned back in October 2011. I started living in another area, Ayyappanagar, KR Puram, which is in between the city and outskirts. There are few open spaces, trees in the area and it depicts more or less like a rural landscape. I have never seen any sparrows around since I started living here.
My own residential layout has a lot of trees and is frequented by a lot of parrots, cuckoos, and many other birds throughout the day but never have I seen any sparrows.
The only place that I hope to find sparrows now would be inside the Bangalore airport. However, if the authorities decide to wipe them out considering them a nuisance, then the hope of seeing them there is also lost.
The only memories that I can recollect of sparrows are during my childhood when I did see them visit my surroundings and school frequently. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Non-food shops, Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Semi urban/rural looking area. Vanishing open spaces and depleting greenery found. Village like look and feel. |
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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? | few rice fields are seen; coconut plantations |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Other (please specify), Never seen any sparrows |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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