| ID | 5310 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | My Residence and sorround plot of 1 acre on O'valley Road |
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| Rough Address/Area | Gudalur |
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| City/District | Nilgiris |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 11.49388313 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.49142456 |
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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? | Open Uncultivated |
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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? | 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? | Often: I saw sparrows several times a week |
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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? | |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Single-storey bungalows |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | I have a lot of Hens, geese, flying ducks, guniea fowl at home as pets,so there is always food and water around. There are a few schools and Govt. Hostels all around, they waste a lot of food around and Sparrows come for the picking in the evening. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Don't know |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | Ginger |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, Wall cavity |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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