| ID | 751 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Association Road |
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| Rough Address/Area | Kochu Kadavanthara |
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| City/District | Ernakulam |
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| State | Kerala |
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| Location Latitude | 9.94782543 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.30559540 |
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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? | City (outskirts) |
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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? | 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Sparrow at my childhood times used to play a very friendly role in my life. I used to find lots of sparrows and used to build small cardboard box houses for them. It was really pleasing to hear their chirping sound early in the morning. Those small birds, sitting together in groups were truly adorable to watch. We used to protect baby sparrows which were just the size of a school eraser from predators like crows. It was indeed a lovely experience at those times to play with my friends amidst those tiny cute little birds. But now the evil side of technology has lead to their complete destruction. About three years before, the business minded telephone operators erected a cell phone signal tower about 300 meters from my locality. The day those killer towers started functioning, lead to complete wipe out of these innocent creatures from my locality. Now, I sit in my courtyard thing about those wonderful times which much more lively and beautiful. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | This locality at those times were with lots of green fields and trees. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Both |
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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? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Artificial nest box, Tree hole, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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