| ID | 90 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Residential colony, Kalikapur |
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| Rough Address/Area | |
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| City/District | Kolkata |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Location Latitude | 22.50137138 |
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| Location Longitude | 88.39385986 |
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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? | New residential development |
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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 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 occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | The sparrows are routinely fed with grains in our house since the time we have shifted (2003). They have also build nests in our house (in spaces between AC vents). It is amazing to watch them chirping away and fighting for food among themselves. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | The locality was almost in the outskirts of the city around 2003. In the past 8-9 years this has become a main part of the city. Though there are a few people who have built houses, much of the construction coming up largely consists of apartments. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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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? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Ledge, In electrical fixture |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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