| ID | 3742 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | RAGHUKUL CHS |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Mumbai Suburban |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.24620438 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.86116028 |
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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 (outskirts) |
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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? | Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops) |
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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? | MY WIFE KEEPS KHICHADI FOR SPARROWS IN OUR HOUSE BALCONY FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW. ABOUT TWENTY BIRDS FEED ON KHICHADI BALCHADI EVERY DAY. EVEN TWO CROWS COME EVERY DAY TO EAT KHICHADI. THERE IS AN ASHU PALAV TREE JUST OPPOSIT OUR BALCONY AND THESE BIRDS STAY IN NIGHT IN THAT ASHU PALAV TREE. IN THE ADJUSTANT BUILDING NAMELY SHEETAL COMPLEX I HAVE ANOTHER HOUSE WHERE SPAROOWS HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR NEST FOR TWO YEARS, HOWEVER ONLY THREE BIRDS ARE SEEN IN THAT HOUSE GRILL. INTERESTINGLY THE SPARROWS HERE DO NOT EAT COOKED RICE/KHICHADI BUT ONLY UNCOOKED RICE AND BAJRA, WHEREAS IN RAGHUKUL THE SPARROWS DEMAND KHICHADI AND REFUSE TO EAT UNCOOKED GRAINS. |
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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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