| ID | 894 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Whole of Daily Market Road near Railway Station |
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| Rough Address/Area | Daily Market |
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| City/District | Rourkela |
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| State | Odisha |
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| Location Latitude | 22.22550201 |
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| Location Longitude | 84.85918427 |
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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? | Market |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited frequently |
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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? | 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? | This is one of the talked about thing in Rourkela where in Thousands of House Sparrows used to be seen lining on the wires on the Main Market Road. Invariably they come in and sit in the evening. Its a Ornitholosgists delight, I can say. I have never seen such a sight and conglomeration of thousands of House Sparrows anywhere in India. I invite BNHS to come over to Rourkela and record this phenomenon. They dont nest in the Market Buildings, but fly down from the near by Durgapur Hill ( to be confirmed). I can gurantee sighting of around 7000- 8000 sparrows within a hour. An absoulte splendid sight.
Regards
Satyesh Naik
http://satyeshnaik.blogspot.com |
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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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