| ID | 4600 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | ratanpur |
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| State | Bihar |
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| Location Latitude | 26.28596306 |
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| Location Longitude | 85.74021149 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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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? | 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? | 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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 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? | our house at village ratanpur,dist-darbhanga in bihar is about 100 years old.5 years back sparrows in large numbers use to live in the ceiling holes of my grandmother's room.we used to get up early in the morning when they started chirping.once our relatives came there from patna.my cousin sister was also there.she used to wake up late in the morning.but here she woke up early morning.her mother was in shock.she could not believe that her daughter had got up so early in the morning.when asked she told that she was unable to sleep because of the chirping of birds.all of us laughed a lot.whole day she played with them,giving them grains to eat and waterto drink.she enjoyed a lot there. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | residential rural area |
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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? | rice wheat maize |
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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? | Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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