| ID | 11267 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Poosalu Gengu Street now known as Gengu Street |
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| Rough Address/Area | Egmore |
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| City/District | Chennai |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
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| Location Latitude | 13.07573128 |
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| Location Longitude | 80.25576782 |
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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? | Other, I live here since 2001 |
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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? | I really feel fortunate that I can catch a glimpse of these birds in my own locality -even when I run mundane errands for my mother like getting a pack of milk or buying a bunch of mint leaves!! I enjoy watching their mud-baths and listening to their chirping.And I feel many times blessed that I live in such proximity with House Sparrows ,especially on the occasion of this World Sparrow Day!! I have plans to fix up a few feeders and boxes and spread awareness in the street where I live. |
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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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