| ID | 3654 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Lokpuram Housing Society |
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| Rough Address/Area | Thane West |
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| City/District | Thane |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.22665024 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.96983337 |
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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? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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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? | I have a bird feeder outside in my balcony & its always filled with pearl millet (bajra). I thought that only birds would come to it. But now the chap who comes most often is a squirrel, and the others are sparrows and an occasional bulbul.
The most amusing thing is when a sparrow & a squirrel ( turn up at the same time. Each one waits patiently for the other to finish. Funnily when two sparrows come to it together, they usually jump at each other, not letting anyone eat!
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Near Yeoor Hills. Lots of open spaces & good tree cover. Other bird species include - golden oriole, red whiskered & red vented bulbuls, rose ringed parakeets |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Nestbox |
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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? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 1995-1999 |
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