| ID | 6139 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Kottur |
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| Rough Address/Area | Varadapuram, Kottur |
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| City/District | Chennai |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 13.01720524 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.24652863 |
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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? | 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 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Sparrows started visiting our house everyday for the past 3 months.We have a mirror in our verandah which I believe is the main reason for sparrows visiting our house besides the mango tree at our backyard and lemon tree in our neighbors house where they are also seen frequently.Every morning and evening hey stand in front of the mirror chirping happily enjoying their beautiful image in the mirror.I wonder whether they know its their reflection or think that there is another sparrow inside the mirror! |
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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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