| ID | 7585 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | wembley estate rosewood city gurgaon |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sector 50 |
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| City/District | Gurgaon |
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| State | Haryana |
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| Location Latitude | 28.41376305 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.05707550 |
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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? | 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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have been living here for the past two years. When I moved here as a decoration piece for my balcony I places a wooden bird house on the wall. To my surprise a few days after a sparrow visited and investigated the bird house on a daily basis. After around a week she started building her nest inside the bird house. The first sets of babies were two sparrows. I used to watch everyday click photographs and even started keeping food and water. The babies grew up and flew away followed by another set of eggs in the coming months. Our area is also inhabited with pigeons who are a menace not only do they dirty the area but also harm the sparrows. One time a pigeon pulled the babies out of the nest and they fell down but the plants in my balcony probably cushioned they fall and they survived. I picked them up with a piece of paper and put them back in the birdhouse where they grew up and flew away. After this incident for a few months the sparrows would visit every day but not lay eggs in the birdhouse instead they started using small hole in the ceiling in the balcony. I'v tried to shoo the pigeons away and prevent them from laying eggs in my flower pots. Recently I have noticed two sets of sparrow families one in the bird house and the other in the opening in the ceiling. They are nest building and are a regular visitor to my balcony.
In a time where sparrows have become a rarity I am very happy to have these little ones as a part of my extended family.
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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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