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.
That and I absolutely hate any species being wasted. Anything is better than a trash can! Burial in a flower garden is my way of recycling nutrients back into the ecosystems!
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.
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 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.
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.
@@truenreal365the difference between a person and a birds is that a person can choose to not do any harm to the environment but the house sparrow is just living its life, unfortunately house sparrows cause a lot of damage in the u.s to native bird populations so they have to be dealt with
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.
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.
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.
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.
Use what you want but they absolutely love plain cracked corn. I was using a Hav A Hart live trap sized for squirrels to catch Chipmunks that eat wiring in cars. Placed it just under car and did catch them. Sparrows didn't hang around car until they found the corn and I caught several. Twice I caught 2 at a time. The trick it getting them out to break their neck cause they can slip past ya. Non escaped when trap happened to fall in the cows water tank.
tell me how great they are when the peck the eyes out of a tree swallow and kill all of the young again and again and again. I put up nesting boxes and gourds for martins, swallows, and bluebirds and trap and kill the sparrows.
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."
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.
That and I absolutely hate any species being wasted. Anything is better than a trash can! Burial in a flower garden is my way of recycling nutrients back into the ecosystems!
For sparrows yes.
Evil beyond words
@@knocksmartin5111 Native woodpeckers create havoc on native nest. Nature isn't pretty. I bet you're more evil than these sparrows =)
@@knocksmartin5111 I imagine you're invasive too. I mean , you're human. The most invasive species ever created .
If you are white or an immigrant, then you are no different than a sparrow, hypocrite
SO many people talk about trapping them, but no one talks about HOW to dispatch them.
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.
Thank you for your service ridding these pest.
@@jameslomenzo1139 absolutely! It's a constant battle.
i had a put a poor tree swallow out of its misery after a sparrow attack. it's just awful.
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.
If you're white you are no different than a house sparrow
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.
very good trap.
I have a couple of those as well now too! They work great.
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.
Let's hope. Good job
If you are white or an immigrant, you're no different than a sparrow
@@truenreal365the difference between a person and a birds is that a person can choose to not do any harm to the environment but the house sparrow is just living its life, unfortunately house sparrows cause a lot of damage in the u.s to native bird populations so they have to be dealt with
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.
I have a trap and got a bunch,,,have bluebirds nesting now
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 despise house sparrows. I enjoy eradicating them
If you are white or an immigrant, then you are no different than a sparrow, hypocrite
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.
How tame do they become?
If you are white or an immigrant, then you are no different than a sparrow, hypocrite
Can you make a video about the European/Common Starling?
I sure can try where I am at they are harder to trap, I'm planning on making a video on how to make a repeater trap.
Is it possible to kill a huge chunk of European starlings in the air with a flamethrower?
Hi my name is Aaron Durr Burger I catch them with my hat❤
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.
you're definitely sick
Ive caught and dispatched hundreds of these bastards. It would be thousands but I moved. Keep trapping!!
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.
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.
I purchased 2 Van Ert traps recently and have been working with those more. I need to make one for Starlings now too.
Good job helping the natives
If you're white or an immigrant you're no different than a sparrow
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.
I know Cooper's hawks do target them along with smaller falcons. I donate ones I trap to a local wildlife rehab center for injured birds of prey.
I love your ethics bud. Thank you, subscribed.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
Cool 😎 thanks let’s have a beer 🍺
I'm in
A repeater trap is the best.
Nice ideias
God bless you.
What is the best bait to use for sparrows?
Pop corn,bread,milet,milo?
I have found mostly millet in their crops that or bread.
A pellet or bb
Use what you want but they absolutely love plain cracked corn. I was using a Hav A Hart live trap sized for squirrels to catch Chipmunks that eat wiring in cars. Placed it just under car and did catch them. Sparrows didn't hang around car until they found the corn and I caught several. Twice I caught 2 at a time. The trick it getting them out to break their neck cause they can slip past ya. Non escaped when trap happened to fall in the cows water tank.
Jefffrayer8238
Love, love that last sentence
I built a trap perfectly but the elevator comes back up and the sparrow flies away. What am I doing wrong?
What kind of trap did you build? A repeating trap?
Had no idea
i must trap sparrow bc i want to pet it dont judge me
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
tell me how great they are when the peck the eyes out of a tree swallow and kill all of the young again and again and again. I put up nesting boxes and gourds for martins, swallows, and bluebirds and trap and kill the sparrows.
The number of subscribers isn’t even close to how many of us are out here doing our part to save our native song birds.
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.
Not a waste of time at all.
They killed my bluebird family.
Where did you get that specific trap?
I actually found it at an auction that our county was having from their fairgrounds. I found some similar ones on Amazon
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."
If I ever write a cook book I’m going to contact you lol!
where do you get a sparrow trap?
The cage trap I built several years ago but the spring trap I tried I just got on Amazon
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 have thousands of sparrows. They poop so much all over the inside of my barn. So gross
Shocking
Those birds are evil
Leave my poor sparrows alone. I love when they come in my garden.
House sparrows????
Unless you’re in Eurasia, they’re super invasive and kill native birds
They're invasive, cry about it
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