| ID | 6204 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sector-7 , Dwarka |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sector 7 Dwarka, Raj Nagar |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.58217239 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.07391357 |
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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? | 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 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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Story of Gaura-Gauri
Gaura-Gauri, as named by my wife Laxmi, are a pair of sparrows. They are busy these days in feeding their chirping chicks behind the cozy corner of cartons stacked above the air conditioner in my balcony. They keep an eye on us and go to collect feed one at a time. Gaura-Gauri came here in late February and occupied this secluded and safe corner only after a fierce fighting with another male sparrow on 13 March, 2012. Chirping loudly the males fought bravely and the intruder male was badly wounded. My wife immediately rescued the injured male and put drops of water in his open beak. But the life of the brave warrior could not be saved. A few onlooker sparrows left the site after the fight was over.
Gaura had won the battle and with Gauri occupied the corner. They both painstakingly built their nest, laid eggs and guarded the area.
Now chicks are growing fast and we know soon they will be taken to their first flight. We are waiting for the day. In 2007, the chicks took first flight on 28 May. In 2008, two pairs came and built separate nests. Chicks of a pair took first flight on 8 April. On 24 July the pair started building a new nest.
We have been observing sparrows since we came to our flat in 2003. They are in good number in our locality and with increasing greenery all around their number has also increased. I have observed flocks of sparrows in the adjoining two parks. Every morning a few of them come in our balcony and chirp loudly to awake us. Although, there are 3-4 mobile towers at a distance of about half a kilometer from our colony, still sparrows cheer up our life by their sweet chirp every morning. We hear their collective loud chirping notes near the leafy trees and bushes around the society in the evening.
Devendra Mewari
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This was an agricultural land. Farmers grew grain crops, pulses, vegetables and fruits about 20 years back. The area was converted into housing Societies with multi-storied apartments. There are green trees and several parks. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | wheat, vegetables and fruits |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Other (please specify), Behind cartons stacked above A.C. |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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