| ID | 5372 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Hylam Colony |
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| Rough Address/Area | Hylam Colony, Jubilee Hills |
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| City/District | Hyderabad |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.43693352 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.41732788 |
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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? | Other |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | For the past several months I tried attracting the Sparrows into my house from wherever (they definitely were out there somewhere!) by scattering grain and pearl millet in my garden every day. I could only attract more Doves but not sparrows. I set up a bird feeder filled with grain and millets in the garden and a bird nest box as well, but to no avail. One fine afternoon, I accidentally spotted a sparrow carrying away a portion of the leaf of a random Pearl Millet plant that sprouted in my garden. The Sparrow didn’t stop by for me to cherish the moment and suddenly I knew what I needed to do to invite my friends back into my house. I planted a patch of Pearl Millet in my garden. Within about 3 months, the plants bore the millets and were literally beckoning my bird friends to come get them. On days that I was at home, I would eagerly look forward to seeing the sparrows in their horde on the plants. But alas it was not to be so; at least not yet. Finally one Saturday afternoon, just like 35 years ago, I was awakened from my nap by the noisy chirp of birds. I tip toed out into the garden and hid behind the parapet to see who was making the commotion; “it had to be the Sparrows”. To my ‘pleasant disappointment’, they weren’t the Sparrows. The group of birds that I was seeing was one that I never saw before. These were smalland brown too and they chirped as joyfully as the sparrows, if not more, as they pecked on the millets in my garden. I dashed in and brought back my camera and captured them. I am yet to find out from someone what these birds are called. Though I haven’t been able to lure my Sparrows back as yet, I continue to plan on the next patch of millets, grains and vegetables in my garden in the hope of enticing yet another winged species into my garden and home. I know that one day I will succeed in bringing the Sparrow too back into our home and lives.
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Open-air eateries, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | large scale dumping in and around the garbage bins at the end of the road attracts the birds to pick on waste food. |
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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? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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