| ID | 4059 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Suman Nagar (Residential colony), Chembur, Mumbai |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sindhi Society, Chembur |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.05307961 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.88375854 |
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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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Sparrows visit my balcony everyday, I have kept a bird feeder with bajara and broken rice for them and also keep water in summer. Recently I noticed that they have built their nest in the gap of my balcony roof.These days I see them very busy feeding their babies and protecting and caring them. They feed them on small insects and both parents take turns to feed them. It is an enjoyable experience and I am very eager to see the grown up babies. Recently my mom installed a new bird nest in our other gallary ,and I hope it would be occupied soon by my tiny friends. |
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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. | The colony has lot of empty and green coverage. Ample coconut and other trees. Since it is an old colony , sparrows have been observed to be buidlings nests in the gaps of the balconies, A/Cs. However the numbers are definitely lesser now . |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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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? | Window, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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