| ID | 185 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Patwardhan Baug Colony |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Pune |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 18.50050926 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.82894897 |
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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? | 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? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
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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? | First of all, I thank you for this initiative.
During 2010-2012 , there was a steep declining trend of house sparrows. I believe that the decline started even before 2010, roughly around mid 2009. By early to mid 2011 the sparrow count reduced to nearly 0 and now there are no sparrows at all in the neighbourhood. We see all other birds but no sparrows. The morning chirp of the sparrows has vanished for more than a year now.
The general belief is because of the cell phone towers (2 of them) raised in the near proximity. Cell phone towers were raised sometime in 2005-2006 - (not very sure on the dates), the decline started.
Thanks,
Rajesh |
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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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