| ID | 6008 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | madras race course |
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| Rough Address/Area | Race View Colony, Guindy |
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| City/District | Chennai |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 13.00687313 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.21275330 |
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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? | Campus |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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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? | No sparrows observed |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | The Madras race course's land is also shared by the madras Gymkhana club's Golf Annexe and since I am a regular golfer I frequently see sparrows in good numbers but in small flocks. They are always quick and keep hopping from place to place in search of feed. I personally feel that the change in style of human habitat over the years(Like from individual dwelling units to apartments)and as well as mode of storage of food grains might have affected their diminishing in numbers.In olden days food grains were always spilling from sacks and gunny bags, and soon these small birds would come swooping down on them with their constant chatter especially in olden homes which had large open areas in the rear. |
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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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