| ID | 3099 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Model Town III |
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| Rough Address/Area | Gopal Nagar |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.71062469 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.18201447 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1965-1969 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Town |
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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? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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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? | Every day we woke up to the sweet chirping of hundreds of birds in the trees out side our house. Out father used to say that the first thing in the morning they are chanting Ishvara's name!
They nested virtually everywhere: tree branches, between the glass pane and grill of the old-style ventilators, even the upper cups of fans!
Since the atmosphere was cool, there was no need for coolers or fans, so the doors and windows were lefe open for cross ventilation. Even the pollution was not there.
Alas! No more... |
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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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