| ID | 9685 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Naoroji Road, Maharanipeta |
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| Rough Address/Area | Chinna Waltair |
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| City/District | Vishakhapatnam |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.71276093 |
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| Location Longitude | 83.31524658 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited once or twice |
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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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Our huge house at Maharanipeta was demolished for the construction of a new apartment complex. The loss of trees around and ventilators, nooks and corners of the house was a big loss to the little beings; therefore, when I visited Vizag in 2009, there were literally no sparrows. However, to my great delight, this time, when I went there in April 2012, I observed a few of them coming back to my uncle's house alongside the demolished structure. They were not so numerous as before, nor were they very frequent visitors, (maybe 3-4 times a week), but still they were there. My aunt feeds them daily with grains. I do hope their number gradually increases. |
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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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