Good for you for making this video. We need more awareness. I don't think people realize that if invasive species are left unchecked, it can lead to endangerment status or even extinction.

SO many people talk about trapping them, but no one talks about HOW to dispatch them.

I recently have been doing research and decided to go with the van ert traps. They have a website and seem to be some of the cheapest as well as most effective traps for house sparrows and starlings.

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Nice ideias

I saw a hawk eat sparrows. It may be a good thing to keep them? They’re a good food source. Or else they try to eat blue jays.

Had no idea

Thank you for sharing. I have had better luck with Sparrow traps with two main differences. First, traps with the entrance (and potential exit) along a wall are more likely escape able. Traps with the entrances to the center of the trap are less escapable. Second, traps with two chambers tend to be more secure. I built a ground funnel trap with two entrances to the center of the first chamber. The barrier between the first and second chamber slopes upward. This naturally progresses the captured bird upward and into an internal ceiling mounted funnel exiting into the holding chamber. Birds drop from the internal funnel and cannot physically re-navigate the inverted tunnel to re-enter the first chamber.

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Can you make a video about the European/Common Starling?

Good video. I'm just now learning how vicious these can be, killing other birds and building their nests right over them. There are some pretty gruesome videos out there showing these attacking bluebirds and others, to take over their nests. I'll be trapping them from now on and feeding them to other wildlife. Thanks for your video.

I absolutely hate House Sparrows with a passion. What they do to Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, and other native cavity nesting birds is just absolutely disgusting. I am glad that there are people that are aware of the destruction they cause and of course there are the stubborn people who don't even think that they are destructive that will let them nest on their property.

I catch them and keep them in my aviary. I feel bad for killing, but want to remove them as much as i can

A female house sparrow got into my house, I caught her by hand with a towel. I took her outside and killed her. She was harassing a Caroline Wren who wanted to make a nest in my flower box. The sparrow came back to the box and let herself in through the window. Thankfully I was able to put an end to that nasty pest. I threw the body into the area behind the house where the squirrels and raccoons go. Hopefully a racoon turned her into a tasty meal.

Where did you get that specific trap?

A repeater trap is the best.

What is the best bait to use for sparrows? Pop corn,bread,milet,milo?

Shocking

i must trap sparrow bc i want to pet it dont judge me

where do you get a sparrow trap?

Ive caught and dispatched hundreds of these bastards. It would be thousands but I moved. Keep trapping!!

Good job helping the natives

God bless you.

When I was a kid I used to trap sparrows with mouse traps. I would set 4 of them end to end so that they formed a square box, and then I put bird seed in the box and trails of seed going out for about 6" from each corner of the box. They would then end up getting hammered by one trap after another if they floundered around. They have very small breasts, but can be eaten if you wrap a piece of bacon around them and cook them in a toaster oven. Make very delicious snacks for parties. I once saw a booklet put out by the British govt. during WW II, with a recipe for sparrow pie or something like that.

I'm all for evicting invasive bird nests and eggs from bird houses but leave the live birds and babies alone. It's not their fault they are here. So, put up bird houses and remove house sparrow or starling nests and eggs when you see them nesting there. If enough bird houses are kept free of these invasive birds, native birds will have places to nest. In Connecticut this is done, and native birds (mainly the bluebird) have returned and are increasing in their numbers. It's no use killing the invasive birds as they will always be here now.

As for eating starlings, there are a few good recipes out there: -simply breast out and fry up as per Sam Wood Outdoors here on YT -Escoffier, in his 1903 french bible of cooking Le Guide Culinaire -Starling stew with olives, from Turkey where it's known as "Karatavuk yahnisi," from Calvin Schwabe's book "Unmentionable Cuisine": "Fry some chopped turnips and carrots. Add a little stock and a glass of red wine. Place some starlings or other small birds in the pan. Add a thin purée of boiled potatoes mashed with beaten eggs, dry mustard, and some stock and a little beer. Cover with stock and cook for about 30 minutes, adding some ripe olives near the end."

I saved a house sparrow and it's the best pet I've ever owned. I'm 43. Glad you only have 300 subs bro

I have a trap and got a bunch,,,have bluebirds nesting now

Is it possible to kill a huge chunk of European starlings in the air with a flamethrower?

I love your ethics bud. Thank you, subscribed.

Trapping is a waste of time. For every one you remove, another one will move in. If you do not have bluebirds in your area forget it.

I built a trap perfectly but the elevator comes back up and the sparrow flies away. What am I doing wrong?

I've trapped and killed over 100 House Sparrows in my time of providing nest boxes. I just lost a female bluebird to a House Sparrow attack last week. I swiftly trapped and killed that male House Sparrow. I have zero tolerance for these birds. They are a stain on this ecosystem and their violent behavior for such a small bird disgusts me.

There are several traps sold specifically for sparrows, the Van Ert sparrow trap goes inside birdhouses and is only $10, or several others sold online cheaply. They do not allow them to escape and will trap alot more per day. If you google the term, you can find them easily.

Cat food oh ya cats don't care they are all fair game certified barn cats only need apply these cats have the ear mark to prove they have been fixed .

I absolutely despise house sparrows. I enjoy eradicating them

I have thousands of sparrows. They poop so much all over the inside of my barn. So gross

Those birds are evil

Leave my poor sparrows alone. I love when they come in my garden.