| ID | 5411 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Phoolbagan Road, Ganguly Bagan, Baghajatin P.O |
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| Rough Address/Area | Baghajatin |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.47872734 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.37999725 |
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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? | Garden/Park |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I feed the sparrows everyday. They used to come in a fair number (14/15) everyday, even a few months back. But during the past few months (November 2011 till date), the number has drastically declined to a few 5 or 6 birds. This rapid decline in the number is worrying enough. I had also provided them with nest boxes (2011). They had gathered twigs and had started building nests in two of the boxes, but suddenly left the boxes midway... Don't know why! |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Other food shops, Cattle sheds, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes, Other (please specify) |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | there is a small garden with fruit trees that belongs to a neighbour. There are four ponds in the locality. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Both |
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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? | Artificial nest box, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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