Enyone can use traps to eradicate Starlings. I am currently using 3 types: a nestbox type (my own adaptation from a squirrel box trap), strategic use of mouse traps, primarily for House Sparrows, and a new invention, the "Electric Birdbath"!. Ordinary nest boxes can also serve as "traps", if stalked up on at night. I used to use a cage trap which was operated by a string from under the feeder to the vent hole in my window. This was quite effective, as you can catch as many birds as enter the cage!
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| Nest box type trap (for complete instructions, post or e-mail me) |
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| Bottom door to remove birds (I put a plastic bag around the opening, so the bird won,t escape) | <><>
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| Front view: door runners to keep it in line & stopper underneath (box trap) |
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| Place mouse traps in strategical spots where only H. Sparrows go, like under a car in your drive way (shown)... |
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| ...or on the side of the hous, if you havn't noticed other birdsd come this close. |
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| "The Electric Birdbath" (the bird sits on the ring, drinks out of the bowl, I plug it in, and, Bang!, no more bad bird! (not tried out yet, not right season. Don,t ever leave this one plugged in!!) |
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| Sneak up to a birdhouse like this American Festral box at night, to catch Starlings by surprise! |
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| Use this simple sharpened nail to kill unwanted birds, if you don't have an airsoft or BB gun. |
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| Give a quick jab in the circled are, where the lungs are situated. (birds live suffer lomger without their heads than without their lungs!) |
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