| ID | 2351 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Pottery Town, Bangalore |
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| Rough Address/Area | Pottery Town, Chinnapa Garden |
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| City/District | Bangalore |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| Location Latitude | 13.00184345 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.60925293 |
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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? | Market |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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? | The area where I saw the house sparrows was in a small town called Pottery Town, where several generations of potters have been residing. Obviously, the setting of this area is void of high-rise buildings and supermarkets. Instead there are Mangalore-tiled houses (only few remain), and small mom and pop stores, that sell rice grains in gunnybags. There are more cycles and two-wheelers since it is a narrow lane.
In recent times, I have seen the number of sparrows dwindle in the city and it breaks my heart. The absence of low buildings with safe nesting havens and increase in the number of mobile usage is a large contributor to this swindling number. These days, the few sparrows I see are near the mom-and-pop stores, where a man is usually cleaning grain/rice that attract these beautiful little birds.
If there is anything I can do to increase their population in my city, count me in.
-Deepa |
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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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