| ID | 691 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | area around State Bank of India |
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| Rough Address/Area | Kokanipada, Malad East |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.18591499 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.86057281 |
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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? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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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 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? | 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? | During this time period,I remember,I usually fed Sparrows with Parathas during Breakfast.I used have parathas daily in my breakfast and used to sit near attached balcony of my 3rd floor apartment house.The sparrows used to come to the eat leaves of the plants that grew in the balcony.I started feeding them with parathas.They happily consumed it.Initially i was very surprise to see sparrows eating parathas,I have never heard about it before. But i tried and they seemed more than happy to eat parathas.The sight of sparrows having parathas for breakfast was really beautiful,I would say mesmerizing.I continued this for few months and my breakfast schedule changed.and few years from then the Beautiful little sparrows just vanished. And now there are no sparrows in the locality,as far as i know.So sad. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | apartment Houses of 3-4 storeys high with pukka houses around .two schools with some open space.Moderate to densely populated area. Moderate traffic.Very few trees. proximity to small hills with densely populated trees |
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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? | n/a |
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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? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 1995-1999 |
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