| ID | 9908 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Ballygunje |
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| Rough Address/Area | Bow Bazaar |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.57264519 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.36389160 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1990-1994 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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? | One day I was in the sit out fronting the kitchen, I was reading with music playing softly. This place has thick plants on two sides that act as screens. I leaned my head against the back of the chair and got the shock of my life. My hair begun being tugged viciously. I pulled away and made to rise.Two sparrows started up. They had silently perched on the back of the chair and imagining my hair as material to build their nests, had tried to tug out tufts! Don't know who was more shocked, the sparrows or I. But instead of flying off, the two birds sat on the window sill and scolded me, soon joined by a few more. I left the space to them and watched from a safe distance. The sparrows hopped in, pecking on the ground for grains. |
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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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