| ID | 8779 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | ooty city |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | ooty |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 11.39335728 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.69391632 |
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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? | 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 visited once or twice |
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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? | It was in the streets of Ooty. That was the first time I was visiting Ooty in my life. After a long drive to the top of Ooty hills, we parked the vehicle near a coffee shop. The cold Ooty mornings were no hindrance to the sparrows. I saw a few sparrows eating the scattered food in the ground . They seem to have a good little little conversation between themselves. Even today Ooty is the a place which still homes a large number of sparrows. May be not as before but still comparing to any other city, sparrows seem to love the environment of Ooty a lot. I guess good vegetation and not so much of soaring temperature has made Ooty a sparrow's home. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Vegetable shops, Other food shops |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Cold and greenish area |
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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? | Tea |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
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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? | 2010-2012 |
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