| ID | 7556 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Flower Vine(Hiptage madablata) in a house near Deshbandhu Coll, Kalkaji |
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| Rough Address/Area | Kalkaji |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.53832436 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.25822449 |
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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? | City (main) |
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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? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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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? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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? | I have seen this 1 sparrow in all the several years I have lived in CR park and Kalkaji area of N. Delhi. I am from Calcutta and we used to have several sparrow nests up in our attic, in small crevices, gaps left in the walls or between the asbestos roof and the wall. I think nesting has become a huge problem for these intelligent, energetic little birds other than food competition with other urban bird species. I suggest that we all participate actively in bringing back these birds by sharing a little space & food with them. Hang a few bird houses(with small entry/exit holes to allow only sparrows), make small balcony gardens or roof gardens...we have to take initiatives in personal and local levels. By the way, in my frequent visits to the hills of Uttarakhand, I do see a lot of sparrows..at least 4 sub-species, every time. |
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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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