| ID | 7753 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Gayatrinagar, Raipur city |
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| Rough Address/Area | Gayatri Nagar, Shankar Nagar |
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| City/District | Raipur |
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| State | Chhattisgarh |
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| Location Latitude | 21.24784660 |
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| Location Longitude | 81.66957092 |
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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 (main) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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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 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 very large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually more than 100 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? | Gayatrinagr , Raipur;
Dt 05 October 2006.
1,Total birds seen in evening hrs - 258 nos.
2.Both male & female seen collecting dry grass & cotton.
3.Both male & female showed keen anxiety towards a closely perched Common Babbler, which incidently was holding a 4 Inch long grass straw, was that the cause of anxiety.
Dt 12 Oct 2006.
1.Total 167 sparrows counted in evening.
2.Mating observed, male mounted continously for 18 times,only 8 successful.
Dt 24 Oct 2006
1, A pair seen collecting nesting materials.
Dt 26 Oct 2006.
1. Mating ; male mounted 10 times ,50 % failures.
2. A male attempted , hovering like behaviour, for 3/4 seconds.
3. Total sparrows sighted in evening -319 nos,
Dt 03 Nov 2006.
1. Female brought dry grass to reinforce the nest. |
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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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