| ID | 9841 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Chapra Ralway |
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| Rough Address/Area | Chapra Railway |
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| City/District | Chapra/Saran |
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| State | Bihar |
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| Location Latitude | 25.78448296 |
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| Location Longitude | 84.72172546 |
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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? | Railway station |
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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 frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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? | The house sparrow is a respected bird in our locality. Generally, in old buildings, and huts are the residence of the birds. In the small holes, the bird make nest by deposition of feathers, small soft home items.
During the month of April/May, the bird lay eggs. The parents supply the food to the immature bird.
When the young falls from nest, we suddenly place in their nest. We never harm the bird and supply food items for the bird on the roof or infront of buildings. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Generally, the locality is ideal place for the enhancing the population of the sparrow. But one recent problem here, installation of large number of the moble tpowers. |
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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? | Vegetales |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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