| ID | 3518 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Apparao street |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Madanapalle |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 13.55020905 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.50008392 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1970-1974 |
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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? | 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 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? | I was around 12 years old and alwasys had sparrows in my house and every where around the houses and even in bus station. i developed fasination towards this bird and always use to observe them. we had agriculatural lands and we used to get paddy(rice)grains through out the year. these birds used to feed on the paddy grains and lived and built their own nest in our house. i always have very good memories of these birds activities and i miss them now. There was a local belief that we shouldnot chase them out of the house premises as they bring prosperity and good luck to the house......... |
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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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