| ID | 5024 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Trikuta Nagar, Jammu |
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| Rough Address/Area | Trikuta Nagar |
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| City/District | Jammu |
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| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Location Latitude | 32.69400406 |
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| Location Longitude | 74.87865448 |
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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? | 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 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | My mother used to leave grains for the birds. A few years ago there used be a lot of chirping of sparrows, and during the nesting season the birds would often come indoors and to try to make nests. In 2003 cell phone towers began to mushroom all over the city after the govenment of India allowed the use of mobile phones in J&K. The disappearance of sparrows began, and now only pigeons come to feed on the grain. However this spring I have observed a flock of five sparrows coming to feed on the grain and we hear their chirping early in the morning. Probably they are nesting in a newly built unfinished building near our house. I have taken some photographs and will try to take more. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Multi-storey bungalows, No buildings |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | A newly developed but well established colony with bunglows and parks |
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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? | |
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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, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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