| ID | 2637 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | A residential colony close to a hill.A mixture of bangalows,buildings and hutment colonies. |
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| Rough Address/Area | Kothrud |
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| City/District | Pune |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 18.51289368 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.80712128 |
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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? | 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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 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've been living in the locality since 1985.Have experienced no change in sparrow population.They are seen everyday.Many pairs nest in ducts of buildings.Almost every building has few nesting pairs.Around 50 sparrows seen everyday in the locality-they regularly visit our terrace garden.There are three roosts(all in trees) where around 500 sparrows come to roost everyday.The roosts are at least 10 years old.
The description is for the period 1985-2012. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Kothrud-A fast growing suburb of Pune.Very close to a hill ridge.Some open spaces still intact.Many bungalows with hedge plants and short trees. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Both |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | NA |
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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? | Window, 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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