| ID | 10995 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Thekkur |
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| Rough Address/Area | Tamil Nadu 614902 |
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| State | Tamil Nadu 614902 |
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| Location Latitude | 10.61035252 |
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| Location Longitude | 79.19734955 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 1995-1999 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Village |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Agricultural fields |
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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 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 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 frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Thekkur(my birth place) is a village situated about 20 km away from city of Thanjavur, Thanjavur district. As we have large sized paddy fields, Sugarcane fields and coconut farms, flock of sparrows used to built their nest in coconut trees and sugarcane fields. The nests will swing to and fro like simple pendulum while breeze flows. It is very beautiful to watch and one my favorite time pass during my childhood. During Paddy harvest times the sparrows will be in very large number. Its pleasant to watch and hear flock of sparrows were flying and chirping over paddy fields, and used to feed our golden colored grain. But we kids along with family members used to protect our grains by making huge sounds by beating drums and plates esp after sunrise and before sunset. And we followed our tradition that to hang a pile of paddy and water pot in the front and back of our home to feed sparrows during summer and harvest times. Still the memories are crossing over my mind whenever i see a sparrow. It was a wonderful period in my childhood. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Cattle sheds, Poultry farms, Huts |
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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? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | Paddy and Sugarcane |
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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? | Window, Tree hole, At the tip of coconut tree leaves |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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