| ID | 3128 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Pawan Baug, Near Chincholi Gate |
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| Rough Address/Area | Goregaon West |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.17502975 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.84785461 |
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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? | 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 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 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | We have a small balcony full with 10 - 12 potted plants. The balcony has a metal grill - enough for sparrows to come in and to keep out pigeons and crows. We have kept a few coconut shells filled with water and food grains for the birds.
We have also hung baskets for the sparrows to nest.
Every morning between 6am to 7am we could easily spot 10 - 20 sparrows enjoying the food and water. After that the numbers go down to 5 - 10 birds in an hour.
In the mornings we keep our inner sliding window closed so that the birds are not disturbed or frightened. Earlier they used to nest in the baskets provided. But of late due to the opening of a park ( A K Garden) next to our building, the nests in our balcony have declined. The park is full with a variety of full grown trees and shrubs. Probably they are nesting in the park now.
The sparrows normally feast on our Tulsi plant and love to eat the tulsi leaves. Many a times they have plucked all the leaves and have left it barren, We have now increased the number of tulsi plants in our balcony.
Of late we have started taking photographs and videos to document them.
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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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