All about House Sparrow Traps

[@uhill74]

That van ert trap is a life saver.

[@cw6136]

It's a shame our government and media don't shed more light on how significant this problem has become.

[@katsiggy1]

My bluebirds just had a clutch and they fledged thank God. Sparrows came in chased them out and I remove bluebird nest because they took it over. I have been removing sparrows nest everyday. I’ve left the box open this time hoping they leave . If I trap them will my bluebirds come back do you think? This was bluebirds second year on the box. Miss them. They had 12 last year and 4 this year.😢 fledglings still come to my feeders. Made my day to see them so tiny but growing

[@drakeheeley5995]

On this beautiful Easter morning I've just been inspired to decimate the house sparrow population in my area. Thank you madam

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

im going to put mouse glue traps on the key spots they keep landing. ive sealed up a quarter of my soffits with aluminum and they still try to get through it. they particularly stand in the same 3 spots to constantly try to break this spot open. i can tell because the pile of bird crap is like a ice cream machine went out of control. ive had it with these things

[@uhill74]

Once the eggs are laid a sparrow spooker is a MUST in some areas. It will keep the sparrows away for just enough time. Do NOT put it up until after the eggs are laid.

[@CYI-v4o]

I park the car on drive way.. this spring time, a sparrow couple pooping on my car everyday and all day. I was pissed, so I bought mouse trap and set it up with rice. Got cha! A male was trapped and now I am free of these annoying creatures.

[@davidgardner7974]

I have a couple boxes in my yard. Blue birds have been going to one consistently everyday with out being bothered. Today two house sparrows came to the one house the blue birds go to and the blue birds were instantly on them and drove them off. This happened a couple times. So the sparrows went to the other house and the blue birds chased them off that one a couple times but then ended up not caring after awhile. So the house sparrows continued to go to it, taking grass and such. The sparrows haven't gone back to the other house the blue birds frequent. Is there anyway they won't bother each other this year? Or is it just a matter of time the sparrows do something to the blue birds, like kill them? I really don't want to trap anything, let alone kill it. But I don't want to see blue bird young be killed either. Kind of regretting even putting up boxes now.

[@KelikakuCoutin]

English sparrows are killers and they're an invasive species. Bluebirds have gone extinct in many areas, directly due to predation by English sparrows. Every sparrow you kill may mean another bluebird will survive. Don't allow your domain to become a bluebird desert. You should be happy about every English sparrow carcass that you can feed to an opossum or raccoon. Do not fret over them.

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

dude these birds are insane. i had a guilty feeling about helping them. but now im at the point of idgaf. i see them in packs of 3 or 4 attack other birds like a schoolyard brawl flying fast and landing to the ground and hitting each other. im new to my area and never had a problem like this with birds. i didnt know a species could be so insane. i do save the babies that fall from the ceiling or get trapped in boxes and such if i can. but they usually die anyways because they keep nesting in ridiculous places. i seal a spot up, they risk their lives trying to get back in. i get rid of their nest, the nest is back next day.

[@Skyewalker1000]

Sparrows used to be plentiful in the UK, but now there are hardly any left. It's awful seeing someone destroying them this way.

[@gregsmith3410]

Fav trap .....can't beat van ert trap

[@sting1111]

In Erie Co. I appreciate your battle with the house sparrows. I have been pretty successful being persistent with trapping. I am doing pretty well with blue birds. Yes this trap works.

[@daviddexter4958]

The trap is a god sent I had a set of blue birds and 3 sets of tree swallows this spring then sparrow came killed all of them I got this trap and got the sparrow now hopefully I will be able to start again next spring

[@uhill74]

Catching 1 male goes a long way towards ridding the area of these nasty pests. I always try to get the male.

[@markcole5187]

Sparrows are beautiful.

[@uhill74]

@@markcole5187 maybe in Europe where they aren't driving out every native species. They have nothing on American native birds in the beauty category. Nasty turds

[@JerryOtteman]

@@markcole5187 Sparrows are beautiful but House Sparrows are an invasive species that overtake and kill native secondary cavity nesting birds such as Tree Swallows, Bluebirds and Purple Martins.

[@galinswigart]

@@markcole5187 Many species of sparrows are. Aggressive non natives are destructive and harmful to native birds. Not beautiful in that sense

[@robertcornelius3514]

Do house sparrows taste like chicken?

[@gargould7186]

Cigarette 🚬 butt's I always knew that the Sparrow was a filthy bird but I had no idea that they smoked, such a filthy habit 😠

[@hdtripper1]

Got 2 first time set. Moved Reset. Now I watch them go in and out not triggering trap. Any ideas?

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

pellet gun

[@hdtripper1]

@@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids I try but I shake too much for a little target.☺

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

@@hdtripper1 ive tried everything. my garage is a carriag ehouse and is infested with about 30 of them. ive started the process of replacing ALL my fascia/soffits. ive spent around $400 on materials so far. ive also bought 2 bird box traps and they wont go in. ive done every single thing the internet suggested and they kill themselves trying to get into the smallest hole in my garage. ive tried silver streamers, cds, putting 6 air freshers on a timer to spray every 5 minutes inside. nothing at all budged them. the only thing working is sealing up every hole and continuing to watch them and seal more holes up. then they went on top of my gutters and started pecking under my metal roof to make a hole to get inside my garage. so i had to put leaf guards on the gutters on a angle and then chicken wire in the corner gaps. and yet they still try to get in. these are by far the worst birds i ever seen in my life

[@atheistsince1210]

Thank you so much unfortunately or fortunately I love all feathered creatures and could never ever harm any of my house sparrows they’re my valued guests and comrades I love them so . ❤️🥲🐣🐥

[@Catherine.59]

What if you have a lot of sparrows?

[@joeschmoe2011]

Here I was the whole time thinking it was gonna end up working like a mouse trap...

[@djs2356]

thanks...... My problem: Bluebirds are already nesting in the box and then ...then the House sparrows come. So a trap would very likely catch a the bluebird.

[@annereynolds66]

Sparrow spooked might keep them away however I realize if they were successful they already fledged

[@sting1111]

4 new eggs bluebirds in box 1. Tree sparrow hatchlings in box 2. Erie County.

[@sting1111]

Update: The tree swallows were successful but unfortunately the bluebirds abandoned their eggs.

[@jameskirk2464]

House sparrow s are on a decline, And have halfed in the last 20 years, Instead of trapping them, You should be Helping them, Making boxes and doing all you can for them. All birds have a right to live, That includes sparrows, " LEAVE THEM BE."

[@Poppafunkband]

@@jameskirk2464 nice

[@KelikakuCoutin]

@@jameskirk2464 They're a European species who are directly killing off the native American sparrows, and bluebirds and finches. Don't fret over them, the European species that were introduced to the US over 100 years ago are extremely aggressive and predatory. They don't belong in the USA they belong in Europe. Feed their carcasses to the opossums and raccoons.

[@jtomgordon]

Of course the haters are going to hate.

[@metalmicky]

Can you take your grey squirrels back please ?

[@cameraduong9886]

I love house sparrow

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

man these brids are awful. i bought a house with a carriage house and theyve infested in the unfinished attic. im trying to restore this 1890 place. they ate all the wood soffits and keep going inside. they nested in all the insulation and there is almost none left because the weight makes it fall. theyve cost me prob 2 thousand dollars at least by now. the previous owners let them do this for years. i never seen a bird make a entire new giant new nest within a day of removing the nest. i mean these birds are literally killing themselve to get through barb wire and sealed up holes. they are breaking their necks

[@wayneoverdier1255]

I say let nature take care of its self. Once again why these societies are like so many things that are WRONG IN THIS WORLD!!!

[@lukash5446]

you shouldn't record it, you hang nest boxes and destroy house sparrows, the population of these birds in Europe is decreasing ... reduce the inlet opening to 32mm

[@smigma3349]

Here in America they are actually invasive

[@jasonashley9853]

They kill our native birds and then nest on top of them. We don't want them here in America.

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@jmf2274]

I found ironic for a suppose birds lover that she will destroy house sparrows, to have blue bird instead. if it was me I will say " well this years it is sparrow" and let then alone

[@annereynolds66]

House sparrows are not native and they will kill babies , parents of our domestic birds . They kill bluebirds, swallows , very sad . Obviously not their fault since they were brought here in the 1800’s to help kill insects but it backfired. Now they have outnumbered many of our birds .

[@Poppafunkband]

@@annereynolds66 well maybe we were not native to the United States and we killed some native people. Is that a good reason to eradicate us?

[@annereynolds66]

@@Poppafunkband what in the world !!! Did I say anything for you to take something personally, did I say anything about eradicating anything ? I couldn’t kill a non native bird , however if I saw one trying to kill my bluebirds or the babies, which they do , I would probably be able too . I think you need to reread what I said , I just stated facts

[@susanneohmes1044]

You must have feelings for criminals...

[@Poppafunkband]

@@susanneohmes1044 You are actually calling a bird a criminal?? There are no criminal laws in nature lady🙄

[@ravinder2929]

Inhumane

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@erikaerika7788]

I killed 19 this week .....come to texas.... take themback to europe ....

[@ravinder2929]

@@erikaerika7788 Karma

[@erikaerika7788]

@@ravinder2929 jeje....thank you, I HATE killing the cute sparrows, but i LOVE my local birds and without sparrows around they have a chance to reproduce and have a chance to live :)

[@controlledchaos7808]

Just hit the not interested.

[@criartoros]

Leave them alone

[@aoutsky]

They’re invasive and kill native birds. Do you leave rats in your alone?

[@SuperRichie200]

How do sparrows kill native birds? They aren't vicious.

[@jasonashley9853]

@Zwarte Piet how original. Stop being a god damned child.

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@KelikakuCoutin]

@@SuperRichie200 They are much meaner than the native sparrows, they'll fly into their nests, peck out their eggs and peck their young to death, and drive off the parents. They're vicious - no matter how cute you might think they are. Have mercy on our native sparrows, spend your compassion on the sparrows that evolved on this continent, instead of the introduced European sparrows.

[@fionajordan6565]

I know how about you STOP killing birds. You don't like

[@jasonashley9853]

How about you actually become educated? Your ignorance is strong. These birds are invasive and kill our native songbirds. They are not protected either.

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@SuperRichie200]

Disgusting. House sparrows hurt nothing unlike magpies or crows

[@smigma3349]

That's not true lol. They are invasive (in America) and will kill native birds

[@angelomisterioso]

What's disgusting is people making ignorant comments www.ambassadorforthebluebirds.net/my-greatest-concerns-about-bluebirding.html

[@jasonashley9853]

@Donald Trotsky I don't know if your pic is making fun of him but if you want to be on the right side of something then actually know what you're talking about. Otherwise zip it. Because you should be better than this.

[@jasonashley9853]

www.sialis.org/hospattacks.htm Yeah okay. You don't know what you're talking about Richard Ollie.

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@wendywittenmyer7074]

So sad! Please don’t kill birds 🥲

[@jasonashley9853]

They will mutilate any native bird they trap in a nest box. Rather have to kill them than have my native birds be nest on top of.

[@JerryOtteman]

House Sparrows are an invasive species in North America. They are intentionally unprotected by law here as they are a threat to native cavity nesting birds. In the US and Canada you are encouraged to remove their nests from boxes intended for native birds. House Sparrows are one of the main reasons for the decline of the eastern bluebird and purple martin populations.

[@susanneohmes1044]

Are you pro choice???

[@uhill74]

So you'd rather see dead bluebirds? Killing invasive species and lests like moce and rats is not a bad thing.

[@uhill74]

@@susanneohmes1044 guaranteed