| ID | 7427 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sargaon, 26 Km from Bilaspur on Raipur road |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Bilaspur |
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| State | Chhattisgarh |
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| Location Latitude | 22.07962418 |
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| Location Longitude | 82.13914490 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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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? | Market |
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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? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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? | Sargaon was known for good birds life and particularly for Sparrows & Bank Mynas, over the past 3 decades, which were recorded in every visit.
These days Bank Mynas have almost gone, only stray bird or two seen.
Sparrow population has declined sizeably, As against 120/ 150 birds seen in past in market area these day , even one come across 20/30 birds he must feel satisfied |
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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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