| ID | 4624 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Balkampet Residential Area |
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| Rough Address/Area | Balakampet |
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| City/District | Hyderabad |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.44601440 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.44855499 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1990-1994 |
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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? | 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 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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | In one shelf of our hall there was a just born sparrow. We were just kids wanted to touch them but parents did not allow saying that if we touch baby sparrow then mother sparrow would not like it and kill them. I don't remember what happened after that. But we all three were very excited to have a sparrow in our house.
One more incident what we saw was that an eagle was hunting a sparrow and that sparrow hide on a side wedge on the stair case open to sky. We noted that and wanted to rescue the sparrow from eagle but sparrow was already so frightened that our rescue effort was mistaken to be otherwise and it flew away. Maybe the eagle which was still hovering on our house has taken it away after that. Even now while conveying this story I feel very bad about that incident. I love sparrow very much.
Currently I am in Little Rock, Ar, USA. Arkansas is a natural state and everyday we find lot of sparrow's here chirping around the bushes near our appartment. It reminds me of my good olden days when we used to study while hearing those melodious voice of these lovely birds.
I wish if I could contribute in anyway to get these amazing birds back in our colonies to hear back those refreshing noise(voice), I would love to do be a part of it.
Thank you for taking me back to those lovely days. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Poultry farms, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Those time Balkampet was not that crowded as it is now. It was nice quiet and calm with less traffic around. It had only one big Appt complex which is still existing now. but otherwise many were single-storeyed and very few were huts. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | NA |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | None |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window, Ledge |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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