| ID | 7067 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sterlings Fern Hill Resorts |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Ooty |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 11.39034176 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.69865417 |
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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? | Cultivation |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Garden/Park |
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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 visited frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month |
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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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I love house sparrows..don't know why? may be becos, i used to see it daily in my childhood in my native village but unable to see it now in my city life. So whenever i visit Ooty, I prefer this fernhill location, as its still place for cultivation and preserves nature. My son Iniyan some time use to go and take pictures of sparrows and its nest. I suggested him to take pictures without disturbing birds and he did. I heard that house sparrows went down due to cell phone towers..Is it so? Its always nice to see birds which are part of our childhood and to show them to our children, and create some awareness to conserve nature and its species. Also I saw lot of house sparrows in the Larence School campus, Lovedale, Ooty. Its great place where still nature is preserved in its original form and responsible community. Regards..
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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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