| ID | 9349 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | kotagiri |
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| Rough Address/Area | kotagiri |
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| City/District | Nilgiris |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 11.43000031 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.87999725 |
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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? | Town |
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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? | 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 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 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? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Kotagiri is my maternal grandmother's home.I ve been there till 1999.Later moved to coimbatore.I found House sparrows in large number during 1990-2004.Later the number has decreased.It has largely decreased that now in the recent past(2009-2012)i found only countable number of sparrows in this location.I miss them.I find them very cute and adorable.Their small body and their flight is a delight to watch.Its sad if their population is really depleting. |
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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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