| ID | 3017 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | 2/25 Blossom CHS |
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| Rough Address/Area | Marol, Andheri East |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.11711121 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.88301086 |
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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? | 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? | Other, I live here |
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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 been fully aware of the dwindling population of sparrows in a city like Mumbai. Almost 6 months ago, I used to see very few sparrows perching on the balcony and the kitchen area of our Flat which is on the top floor; understandably they were on the lookout for food and a place to perch away from other predatory birds. We then decided to get a bird house installed on the kitchen grill and from that day onwards it became a daily routine to feed the sparrows’ bajra and also we have placed a bowl of water next to the bird house. Today we can see that this group of sparrows has increased and they visit our kitchen many times a day – although they seem to be disinterested in building a nest in the bird house – they definitely use it as a feeding place. I will continue to do my bit in order to see their population bounce back. |
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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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