| ID | 918 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Kodur Village and Surroundings |
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| Rough Address/Area | Kodur Village |
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| City/District | Nellore |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 14.41203690 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.14495087 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1995-1999 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Agricultural fields |
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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 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 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Currently I work in Hyderabad (since 6 years). I am from a village called Kodur (18kms from Nellore city, AP). During my school days (in early 90's), I used to see lot of sparrows and I also used to build small homes (with cardboards by hanging them inside my house) for the sparrows to breed. No doubt they are completely extinct now-a-days in our village. I can clearly say that since 2004 I have been observing that I couldn't see even 1 bird during my regular visits to my village. If you visit my village, you guys will definitely love the sounds of various birds (from 5.30pm to 7pm), every eve. But I was terribly disappointed that I couldn't see even 1 sparrow at my village. I love birds and animals and I am also a nature photographer apart from being a professional in a MNC. But I was/am very surprised/happy to see lots of sparrows (around 50-100 in number) here in Hyderabad (Miyapur). I also thought of capturing them and leave them in our village, which I later realized as incorrect deed. Even here I keep feeding them with rice and always keep 1 bowl of water for them. Atleast 5 or 6 birds keep making regular visits to my house (early morning btw 6.30am-8am). And finally I hope you people will remove the word "EXTINCT" of these brids from our village. Good to see you guys. All the best. |
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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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