| ID | 9348 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Vijayanagar 3rd. stage, Mysore City, Karnataka |
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| City/District | Mysuru |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| Location Latitude | 12.31224060 |
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| Location Longitude | 76.60291290 |
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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? | Scrubland |
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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 visited frequently |
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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? | This was a former Scrug area, which has been converted to a residential area. Houses are built around this place , but still a large area of vacant land, parks, shrubbery is still left untouched. This is the place where I do my bird photography at leat a two days in a week and I noticed Hose Sparrows here.They have all taken to the Lantana & Acacia growth around here for their night roosting. They forage around the residences and grocery shops around here. Most of the activities are around the scrubby pockets of vacant land beside a large lake very close the area I have mentioned, called the Bogadhi Lkae. I have pictured the sparrows in this area. |
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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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