| ID | 11080 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | gangai nagar, 5th main road, velachery |
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| Rough Address/Area | Gangai Nagar, Velachery |
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| City/District | Chennai |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 12.98335743 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.21442413 |
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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? | New residential development |
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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? | Other, i live here now - moved in about 15 months back |
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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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | updated on 9th august 2013
i spotted sparrows new my new house. i built a cardboard house and hung it in the parking area of my house. waited patiently for 2 months. finally a pair of sparrows arrived and started building their nest.
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Multi-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | mixed residential area with individual bungalows and small sized row houses. some greenery is still there. used to be a lake and slowly settlements came in the last 30 years. |
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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? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Artificial nest box, Other (please specify), lots of them in a bushy plant in an empty polt near my house |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 1995-1999 |
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