| ID | 3040 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | NTI Layout, Vidyaranyapura |
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| Rough Address/Area | NTI Layout, Vidyaranyapura |
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| City/District | Bangalore |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| Location Latitude | 13.07742882 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.55689240 |
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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 (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? | 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 remember Sparrows frequenting Vidyaranyapura till the early 2000s. This was the phase from when residential construction activity multiplied manifold, resulting in loss of flora especially shrubs and bushes. Since then Sparrows diminished to such a stage that they are non-existant in the area. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Non-food shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | A purely residential area with shops mostly catering to the residential crowd. |
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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? | 2005-2009 |
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