| ID | 8934 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Kendriya Vihar residential complex |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sector 11, Kharghar |
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| City/District | Navi Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.03823471 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.07080078 |
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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 (outskirts) |
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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? | 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? | These sparrows are very adorable, cute, shy. They also don't sit still for long...very chanchal by nature. But they always reward me with precious photos which give me lot of happiness and peace of mind. I found some interesting facts about these little beauties:
1. They like powedered biscuits and rice grains a lot. They love dried Tulsi seeds but don't eat the fresh seeds.
2. They are wary of people. Before drinking water from the trolley kept in the garden they look carefully all around, then dip their beak in the water and drink. Once convinced, they dive and enjoy their bath.
3. They can't tolerate heat. I have seen them panting in the heat and when they see the water they are delighted. They sit under the sunshade and clean themselves throughly. This also helps them to cool off. In extreme heat, sparrows tend to suffer from heat stroke and some also die.
4. Sparrows are like children.....very innocent, shy, delicate and also scared of any new thing or persons. They need to be taken care of. Citizens should feed them and if they have built a nest in your house, they should consider themselves lucky and protect it from corws, monkeys & other intruders. Only then will future generations be aware of house sparrows and also see them.
5.Another thing I have seen is that they can't tolerate noise. When some soft music is played or shlokas are chanted, they sit quietly. It looks as if they are listening to the music or shlokas and enjoying it. But when there are arguements & people talk in loud voice, lot of noise from vehicles, they become restless and keep fluttering to various places.
6. Clean your garden regularly and dig the soil well. The worms, insects will come to the surface and provide source of food for the sparrows.
7. Sparrows like to eat the flowers and seeds in weeds.
Of course when the sparrows are hungry and they don't find any biscuits, grains or eatables scattered for them, they eat the Hibiscus flower buds. Have pecked all the Hibiscus buds yesterday in the garden. It's a bit irritating. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | It's a residential area with lot of greenery. |
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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? | Wall cavity, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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