| ID | 5031 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Indirapuram |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Ghaziabad |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 28.67383766 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.32359314 |
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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? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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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? | Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month |
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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? | There is a nest in my balcony right now! I remember watching sparrows all the time everywhere when i was young. Arr through the early 1990's i used to live in Delhi near Khan Market and there would be groups of sparrows all around. Whenever we would put out any food sparrows would be the first to come for it. So much so, that i grew up thinking "chidiya" meant sparrow in hindi.. much later i realised chidiya means bird~!!
Slowly their numbers reduced and i've always missed the "chidya" of my childhood. I saw a good number at the old delhi railway station in 2005 when i was taking pictures there. I was very excited. Then again a good number at Dehradoon in old rajpur area while visiting friends there in 20010-11.
Imagine my excitement when i realised that a pair of sparrows has made a nest in my balcony! They've made their home inside the rolled up chic of my balcony.. rather precarious but i've given standing instructions to everyone not to unroll the chic ever!! It's a covered area which is protected from the rain and also from the sun.. Hope to see them raise a family there soon! |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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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? | |
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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? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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