| ID | 3496 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Dreams Complex, Behind Dreams Mall, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup West |
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| Rough Address/Area | Bhandup West |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.14714050 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.93840027 |
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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? | 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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Dreams complex is a recently developed housing and mall at the site where the API Scooter factory once stood. The residential section consists of about 16 high-rise buildings. On the west of the complex is the L.B.S. Marg and the Bhandup Hills; on the east are open wetlands beyond the railway line, and further east is the E.Express Highway and the mangroves. I have been living here for the past 4 years. I have found that the new buildings have a lot of crevices which provide safe haven to the sparrows, as the openings are just right for the sparrows; no other bird can use them because of their larger size. One such crevice exists across my house on the 19th floor. I have found hectic nest building activity in each season. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Open-air eateries, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Dreams complex is a recently developed housing and mall. The residential section consists of about 16 high-rise buildings. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
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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? | Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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