| ID | 4909 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | A residential area within Telco Colony and near a place called Ghorabanda. |
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| City/District | Purba Singhbhum |
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| State | Jharkhand |
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| Location Latitude | 22.77492714 |
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| Location Longitude | 86.26473999 |
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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? | Town |
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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? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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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 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Jamshedpur is my home. I was born here and it's a place where I spent the first 18 years of my life. I remember seeing the little birds almost every day - pecking on particles of food,or clutching a small piece of twig or hay between its beaks looking forward to build its nest, or walking on the ground or simply flying.
When I moved to Bangalore 4 years back, I realised that one of the things that I missed about my hometown were these little creatures. I havent seen a single sparrow here!
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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, Open-air eateries, Apartment complexes, Other (please specify) |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | It is a very well planned residential area. Shops, market area, hospitals, food stalls, schools are easily accessible. almost every street is lined by trees. the town on the whole is very neat. |
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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? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Tree hole, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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