| ID | 3456 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | SUVIDHA, Near Kopar Bridge, Kopar Road |
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| Rough Address/Area | Shastri Nagar, Dombivli West |
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| City/District | Dombivli |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.21432877 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.07847595 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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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 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? | Sparrows have always been welcomed in our house. I have seen at least 5-6 generations of sparrows in our house over a period of 10 years. But, since last 2-3 years, sparrows coming into our house has reduced considerably.
But lately, number of sparrows being seen are on the rise in our locality. I hope this number increases even further.
As the number of trees & the type of trees present in the locality is varied, different types of birds are seen (even those which are very rarely seen in Dombivli) because of which even the number of sparrows is also increasing. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | The locality has a railway station (Kopar) about 50 metres away. There are residential buildings, school, temple in the vicinity. The locality is present at one end of Dombivli. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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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? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window, Other (please specify), Inside Homes |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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