| ID | 2273 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | CD block , salt lake sector -1 |
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| Rough Address/Area | CD Block, Salt Lake City |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.59238815 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.41073608 |
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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 (main) |
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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? | 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? | I have this habit of waking up early in the morning to do yoga and these sparrows will always be the first ones to wish me in the morning. I like keeping the doors and windows of my room open even though my maid complains about the birds spoiling my bed (you know what i mean). one thing i observed is that these birds come indoors only during the winters.its summer in kolkata already and i no longer see them visiting me :( . Im planning to buy a nestbox now , came across this site from an article in THE HINDU : http://www.shopping.natureforever.org/Products/Nature-Nestboxes/NF/Sparrow-and-Tit-Nestbox/pid-624184.aspx |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | its a peaceful residential locality with parks and lot of trees. |
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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? | |
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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? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 1995-1999 |
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