| ID | 5630 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Ganesan Nagar |
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| City/District | Thoothukudi |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 8.78823566 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.12413025 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1990-1994 |
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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? | New residential development |
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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 visited frequently |
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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? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | My grandparents' big house had so many ventilator windows and there used be nests in every one of them. We loved the birds. But, once a sparrow got killed by the ceiling fan blade and I was feeling so sad I still remember it. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Multi-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Posh bungalows built with abundant space around each of them. Though the area is generally dry and saline, people did grow gardens and trees at home. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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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? | Window, Ledge, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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