| ID | 6794 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Near mangrove forest behind Koparkhairane sewage treatment plant |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Navi Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.09616661 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.99488831 |
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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? | Open Uncultivated |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Scrubland |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park) |
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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? | 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 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? | 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? | The site is near an old landfill which has now been capped and a garden built in the place. The area adjoins mangrove forests. There is also a new sewage treatment plant in the vicinity. The area where i saw the sparrows is just scrubland with some garbage strewn about. There were hundreds of sparrows and this seemed like a nesting site, although i did not see any nests myself. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | No buildings |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Old landfill site. Now capped with a garden. Near mangrove forests and a municipal sewage treatment plant. Area is scrubland with a little garbage strewn and some shrubs (Possibly even reclaimed mangrove zone?) |
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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? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
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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? | 2005-2009 |
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