| ID | 8605 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Yari Road |
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| Rough Address/Area | Versova, Andheri West |
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| City/District | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.14004898 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.81186676 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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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? | Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month |
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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? | The house sparrow used to be abundant in the place before the development started as the new sly scrappers started to emerge the builders cleared the area without any concern towards nature. i miss my childhood days when i saw my grandparents feed my younger brother showing him these sparrows. We loved the chirping of the sparrows as they used to nest in the wetlands plants and would insects which thrived on the nearby estuary. but as the development began the estuary was used reclaimed land illegal encroachment began they began to destroy trees which supported nesting for sparrow for firewood. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Vegetable shops, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | it is a quiet locality and it was a perfect place for bird nesting as it is close to a estuary |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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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? | Window, Ledge, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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