| ID | 3892 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Tiruchendur, a coastal town. In the vicinity of the famous Murugan temple. |
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| Rough Address/Area | SubramaniyaSwamy Temple Bus Stand |
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| City/District | Tiruchendur |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 8.49438763 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.12702179 |
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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? | Town |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Place of worship |
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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 visited once or twice |
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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 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? | 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? | Since I live in Chennai (the capital city of Tamil Nadu State) and started missing the sparrows in my area (Tambaram on the outskirts of Chennai) since ealry 2000, I was overjoyed to see the sparrows foraging for food on a busy road in Tiruchendur, a coastal town i Tamil Nadu. Although the place was crowded with pilgrims and vehicles, the sparrows went about picking grain without fear. It was nice to see them that way as it was a decade since I last saw them in my porch trying to build a nest with hay. I can't remember whether there were more males or more females, but one gender dominated the scene. I think sparrows disappeared from from my local market area because, merchants do not transport grains in jute bags these days. Jute bags are know to cause spillage of grains and provided the birds easy access to food. |
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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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