| ID | 5033 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur |
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| Rough Address/Area | Manasarovar, 19, Third Seaward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur |
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| City/District | Chennai |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 12.98121262 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.26563263 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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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 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? | 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? | Early in the morning, these chirpy birds make a lot of noise and wake us up. They come out in groups and for a short while, perch themselves at the edges. Then take off and fly away to distant places. Suddenly there will be less chirping. After a while loud chirping continues. Within half-an-hour, most of them gone and no chirping is heard. Only to be seen and heard at dusk hours. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Manasarovar is an apartment complex and has an enclosed space about 10000 sq ft. This space has lot of greenery with palm (5), neem, ficus, temple (3) trees and bamboo plantation. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | No |
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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? | Other (please specify), May be in Palm trees |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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