| ID | 4725 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Madhapur |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sri Sai Nagar, Madhapur |
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| City/District | Hyderabad |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.44114876 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.39106750 |
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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? | 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? | At our organisation, S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad, in June 2011, we did a project called 'Conservation of House Sparrows' as part of CSR activities. As part of it, we distributed nearly 200 bird feeders and 150 nest boxes for free to interested people besides creating awareness. We are happy to find that sparrows are making good use of feeders. We also sensitized people about the importance of keeping clay containers filled with water during summer.
Ironically, i find relatively lot many sparrows thronging some Hyderabad localities when compared to some villages I knew where sparrows swarmed those villages once upon a time but disappeared now. So I guess usage of fertilizers is also one of the main reasons for their extinction (near) in addition to pollution (microwave and air mainly). So, it's high time we wake up and take active part in their conservation or else our children and grand children will have to see them only in textbooks. |
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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, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes, Other (please specify) |
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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? | 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? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Wall cavity, Other (please specify), Gaps between water pipes and walls of apartments |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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