| ID | 5087 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | University campus near Library building , in the open ground with some vegetation |
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| Rough Address/Area | GJUS&T campus open ground |
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| City/District | Hisar |
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| State | Haryana |
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| Location Latitude | 29.17131805 |
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| Location Longitude | 75.73571014 |
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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 (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Campus |
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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 worked/studied there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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? | For a long time we had been observing that house sparrows are becoming rare. For the last one month during our morning walk ( me with my husband who is also a professor of Environmental Science) in the campus we had been observing a variety of birds. In Hisar it is quite common to see local people spreading grains and flour for birds and insects in open areas near some bushes and herbs. That really works. Last week we were thrilled to spot one house sparrow in the campus near Teaching Block. For 2-3 days we could see just 1-2 birds. Today we could see around 5-7 sparrows. |
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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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