| ID | 5443 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Port Blair - several localities |
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| Rough Address/Area | Aberdeen Bazar |
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| City/District | Port Blair |
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| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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| Location Latitude | 11.66710377 |
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| Location Longitude | 92.74092102 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1985-1989 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Town |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Market |
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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 visited once or twice |
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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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 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? | These birds are apparently introduced to these islands and as may be expected of exotics, they have become extremely common (at least at the time when I visited Andamans). The birds were even seen nesting in tree-holes of road-side avenue trees in the town! |
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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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