| ID | 297 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sector 12, MVP Colony, Vizag |
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| Rough Address/Area | Sri Satya Sai Bus Stop, MVP Colony |
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| City/District | Visakhapatnam(Vizag) |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.73646736 |
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| Location Longitude | 83.33535767 |
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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? | Other |
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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? | Reasons for sparse sparrow sighting in this area in this period:
Inhabited by many crows, cats and some mynas;
Thoughtless and remorseless felling of trees by local people as well as civic authorities;
Increase of buildings that do not follow proper building norms w.r.t. open area/greenery. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Open-air eateries, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes, 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? | Neither |
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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? | A few |
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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? | 1995-1999 |
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