| ID | 4654 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | BK Dutt Colony |
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| Rough Address/Area | BK Dutt Colony |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.58225441 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.21683502 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I was used to being woken up by their chirps. I grew up in this locality where sparrows were such a common sight. Over the years however, their population has declined significantly. Apart from the usual crows, pigeons and the occasional parrot I do not recollect seeing any other birds over the last couple of years. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Open-air eateries, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | An old residential colony with 2-3 floor houses. Few mom-pop shops and stores. Adjacent to large parks including Humayun's garden and the Lodhi Gardens. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Both |
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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, Ledge |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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