| ID | 4145 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Railway Enclave San Martin Marg Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
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| Rough Address/Area | Chanakya Puri |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.58720970 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.17574310 |
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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? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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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? | As a child I clearly remember there used to be so many sparrows flying in and out of homes, waking us up with there chirps and dirtying door tops with their droppings. This was in 1964-68. We used to reside in Kidwai Nagar(west) New Delhi,opposite Safadarjung hospital.My mother would insist that we did not leave doors and windows open too long, otherwise these birds would make a nest in any nook/niche they would find in the house.I particularly recall how careful i became of my mother's instructions when some sparrows died on being wounded/cut by the rotating ceiling fans.
Sadly those chirps became rare.
In my recent stint in New Delhi, I am delighted to note these little birds again, in the time period stated.They are almost always in pairs,I see them particularly in the mornings(thats also the time i have to observe nature!)drink water from the little vessel i keep out for birds and squirrels. Infact lately i have seen some zip in and out of my garage and hope to discover their nest without disturbing them!!. |
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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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