Hands down best starling trap ever, first morning of setting trap out I caught 11 starlings. Amazing results
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
That is amazing. Just amazing. Very glad to hear this!
@galinswigart7 ай бұрын
I live in a mixed wooded and suburban area, we don’t have a ton of starlings but I do see flocks of up to 20 from time to time and I can see them sticking their heads out of tree cavities created by Red Bellied Woodpeckers in a wooded lot across the street. I bought materials and built this trap on Monday of last week. I’ve only been home and able to put it out a couple of the days since then, but I’ve caught 10 starlings already. Judging by the overall starling activity and vocalizations I observe in the mornings, I’m already making a dent in the population. Thank you so much for these plans!
@BackyardBirdsUS7 ай бұрын
That's phenomenal. I'm very proud of you. The woodpeckers thank you. I just caught three. one was squawking so loud it scared my cat.
@galinswigart7 ай бұрын
@@BackyardBirdsUS Make that 18 in a week and a half!
@Javaman925 ай бұрын
I made one of these today! Tomorrow I will go get some bait for it.
@BackyardBirdsUS5 ай бұрын
This is very good news. I'm excited for you.
@BKincaid Жыл бұрын
I have just spent the last 2 days watching your stuff! Really wish I had found you a few months ago so I could have better "attacked" my starling problem this year.... We removed all our bird food because we had a population of about 100 to 120 starlings last year that absolutely DECIMATED our bird feeders. I would put out 10 to 15 pounds of food across all our feeders and they would eat it in a single day... So we just gave up in a hope they would move on. Had I found your video I would have been catching them ALL winter and maybe had a better spring showing right now. Time to buy some wire and make some traps!!! THANK YOU!!!! Our Local Fox, Opossums & Racoons will be very happy with the random starling snacks I hope to be leaving them.
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
I hear you but i went decades not knowing I could remedy the problem. Now you will be prepared. It's disgusting how many there are. But you can make a difference and it really helps. They are so darned aggressive.
@johnross6314 Жыл бұрын
What about invasive to USA British house sparrows? In some ways they are worse. They are small enough that they are able to go into the small bird accessible, anti sparrow anti squirrel feeders. They also kill Blue Bird and finch young. Any ideas? Last year we pulled down all our feeders once a hoard of house sparrows discovered us. We have large hawks which do not prey on house sparrows. One day last year, observed a smaller hawk chasing one. Although USA does not have the natural British sparrow hawk as a predictor. The house sparrow population are out of control.
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Check out my video on using an elevator trap. It seems to work better for house sparrows. But truth be told i caught 5 house sparrows in this trap.
@jungleking007Channel Жыл бұрын
I built one similar that has inlets on both sides. Can normally trap 2-5 Starlings, and a house sparrow or two if I'm lucky a day in the late spring early summer days using just bread. Might have to try the suet cake idea!
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Interesting. They love suet off it's the peanut kind. Let me know if you have luck.
@jungleking007Channel Жыл бұрын
@@BackyardBirdsUS will do! I was thinking of adding millet to mine when I make it for the house sparrows. They are easily attracted to it in my area.
@IowaKim Жыл бұрын
Wow, great instructions! I am going to get on this. Love the voice over way of instructions, quick and thorough.
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. It took me a long time to make this video because sometimes I wasn't recording when I made the cuts I would have to redo it. But in the end I hope this is helpful to many people.
@elliotweaver5805 Жыл бұрын
Could you put a clear, lightweight plastic at the end of the tunnel that would lift up and let them in and close behind them. Maybe a clear welding lens(2” x 4”) hinged. Are they persistent enough to push through something like this? Just a thought to keep them from escaping once captured
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
I don't think they would enter. They are too smart. I just watch and if i see some caught go get them.
@H2ODiver_Down6 ай бұрын
Will the 1" square wire keep English sparrows from escaping?
@BackyardBirdsUS6 ай бұрын
Yes it will. I've used the trap on them as well. Seems to work well for both species.
@diagobenjamin64564 ай бұрын
Thanks ❤
@IowaKim Жыл бұрын
I've been binge watching your videos. A tip on holding birds (I used to raise a lot of birds) is to have their head between your pointer and middle finger with the other fingers grasping around (like a peace sign). This prevents the bird from escaping your grasp and allows you to clip wings, transport or check the bird without escape. This also is humane in that birds do not have a diaphragm to breath but breath by expanding their rib cage and you are less likely to squeeze their body.
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Fantastic advice. I should do a video on that. I know everyone has birds escape and this is one reason. You are a genius.
@MrFritz69404 ай бұрын
Proceed to throw trap full of starlings into campfire
@herman581004 ай бұрын
Took a couple of days to do but got it. Put it out today, had three Catbirds in less than 15 minutes. It was late today, I'll set it out first thing tomorrow. Not sure the thickness of wire you used.The wire I used was heavy. It was .080". Hard to work with..
@f4fake22 Жыл бұрын
Youre a hero my guy, the starlings are getting caught after i build this, tired of the bird crap all over my house, car, mailbox, patio. Thank you
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Fantastic news. Fewer starlings is a good thing.
@LoverDino Жыл бұрын
There's no way they don't just crawl back out right?
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Actually they sometimes do dinner their way out but generally not. I try to remove them the second they get caught to minimize escapes.
@EmoOleson3 ай бұрын
Do you have a text copy of this How To? I'd like to print it to have alongside as I make the trap.
@esuraski Жыл бұрын
A great instructional video all around. I watched it and had my first one done in about 2 hours. Can’t wait to put it to some good use.
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Amazing. I would think it would take longer. Maybe the instructions were good. This is 15 years of learning. Hope it helps.
@nl40643 ай бұрын
eat them and its a win win
@kaburleson5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@kaburleson5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@TheRealCoryKent3 ай бұрын
Will this trap catch other birds, such as nuthatches, chickadees, or finches, or my flickers or woodpeckers that also come to my feeder? I'm really excited about this.
@Stevelemontrudy2 ай бұрын
It might, but since it's a live trap you can just let them out. I think the poster of this video recommends only using your starling trap when you can keep a close eye on it.
@jp-kc8ms4 ай бұрын
I just made one of these traps. What do I do if I can't monitor it during the day?
@Stevelemontrudy2 ай бұрын
You should plug the entrance holes. Great question.
@davea5570 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff. I have a big starling & grackle bird problems in my yard, ruining it for my songbirds. I built one of your traps, applied the suet per your suggestion, there are 6 or 7 deceased starlings in the trap after a few hours. It works as advertised, thanks for sharing 😊
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
Good to hear. I'm so glad it worked for you.
@cutlass80ful6 ай бұрын
This trap is no joke. Built it as described, and baited with mealworms, peanuts or suet it awesome in trapping starlings
@BackyardBirdsUS6 ай бұрын
Glad you hear it's working. I love it.
@darrintaylor61586 ай бұрын
I found this helpful and informative. I'll be using it as my guide to building one soon
@BackyardBirdsUS6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear. It's a great trap and works for house sparrows too.
@jega97843 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@jega97843 ай бұрын
Heading out to find the wire
@malnatt17158 ай бұрын
Grazie,propio quello che stavo cercando,ottimo lavoro domani mi procuro i materiali così questa primavera dichiarerò guerra agli storni 👍😉
@BackyardBirdsUS8 ай бұрын
Great news. Best to you.
@BeckyHolloway-yw4gm Жыл бұрын
What dimensions for sparrow
@BackyardBirdsUS Жыл бұрын
I used this trap as is and caught a bunch of house sparrows.