| ID | 3662 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Mahatma Nagar |
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| Rough Address/Area | Mahatma Nagar, Parijat Nagar |
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| City/District | Nashik |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.99875450 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.75187683 |
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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? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Nasik has this crazy guy called Mr Shekhar Gaekwad who goes around planting trees where ever he finds empty space. He has devised a small trolley for watering these trees. He doesn't care whether it is government or private, roadside or garden spending his own money and time, irrespective whether anyone helps him, makes fun of him or not. He also distributes little nest boxes made of plywood - which he makes in his spare time - free to anyone who will take them. He says birds are reducing since they have no place to nest in. I had also realized that I hadn't seen sparrows in the neighborhood I lived in and I happened to meet this guy. I purchased 8 nest boxes from him though he insisted in giving them free and installed them around my apartment in windows. I have also placed small watering devices I have made nearby. Immediately, sparrows have started appearing. When I go into my balcony now, I am faced with a couple of indignant individuals peeping out from their nests, twittering their alarm calls. I off course apologize for invading their privacy and retreat ASAP. For some unknown reason they don't use the drinkers I have devised.
I agree that reducing numbers has something to do with loss of nesting space. I remember seeing sparrows in old buildings where they used to have ventilators which were perfect for nesting pigeons and sparrows. Maybe architects should be advised to make their buildings more bird friendly. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This is a quiet community with tree lined streets. But I suspect these trees aren't suitable for nest building. Mainly acacia, silver oak, nilgiri and suchlike. |
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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? | Artificial nest box |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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