| ID | 9930 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Hingolgadh nature education sanctuary area |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Rajkot |
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| State | Gujarat |
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| Location Latitude | 22.15310478 |
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| Location Longitude | 71.31711578 |
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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? | Forest |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Forest |
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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 once or twice |
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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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Because I have been to this sanctuary only once before and I am not sure whether I saw sparrows on that visit or not, I am mentioning here seeing them often. Today I went there for the 2nd time and saw house sparrows in very good numbers. Shri V.D.Bala is an environment enthusiast and is posted here and he has kept several nest boxes in the buildings here and results are fantastic. I even saw sparrows in one of the toilet of this sanctuary... |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Other (please specify) |
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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? | Nestbox |
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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? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Artificial nest box |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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