English Sparrow (pest) eradication from bird feeder
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- čas přidán 19. 03. 2011
- Good information on house sparrows. www.sialis.org/hosp.htm
"Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow." -W.L. Dawson, The Birds of Ohio, 1903
This video shows the removal (by hunting) of English (House) Sparrows from a feeder for the purpose of creating a friendlier environment for native song birds. This method equals instant death for the birds in question - much better than poisoning or netting.
This was one of 4 trips I made to this location. By the end of the fourth trip, the English sparrow numbers were reduced significantly enough so that they no longer "swarmed" the feeder. Native song birds returned in healthy numbers. I estimated I shot around 200 in total (over the 4 days). I also tore sparrow nests out of the trees and barns. I hit 'em like a ton of bricks. And the result was that there were song birds all over that bird feeder at the end of day 4. (the video was filmed on day 3). I moved around this location, shooting at 3 or 4 "hot spots". This spot was just the easiest to film.
Equipment details:
The Camera Mount I used to record through the scope can be found here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0069VXY7K/...
The slow-motion camera I use to film the shots through the scope is the Casio EX-FC150. That camera is no longer made, but you can buy its successor (which is actually a better camera than the one I use) here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B004H3X1EI/...
The Exact same Hawke Scope that I use in this video (Sidewinder TAC 30 6.5-20x) can be found here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B00413KACA/...
Gun - Edgun Matador .22 PCP air rifle
Scope - Hawke Sidewinder 30 6.5-20x (video at 10x)
Pellets - JSB 18.1g shooting at 920 fps (34 ft/lbs energy)
[It goes without saying that] All birds were legally shot, and all are exotic species. I can't say this enough - if you have a problem with hunting do NOT watch this video. Friends can comment without approval. All others will be screened.
For those who do enjoy hunting...um....enjoy. :)
European house sparrows are an out-right plague on some farms. If left unchecked, their numbers swell out of control. They eat a lot of the livestock feed. But, what is worse is that they defecate in that feed. In this way, they can spread crippling disease very quickly to the animals.
Furthermore, these birds are quite aggressive and disrupt the nesting of tree cavity-nesting birds, such as Purple Martin, Eastern Bluebird, Carolina wren, and a variety of woodpeckers.
We not only shoot sparrows and starlings, we remove their nests and habitat (brush) as much as possible. Some folks think it doesn't make a difference. I can tell you that they are not trying hard enough. If you make life tough on these birds, they will find alternative areas to congregate.
Do a Google search on "House Sparrow" and you will find much information about the damage they cause. One thing I'm sure of is that if these birds were ugly like a rat, fewer people would be so quick to chastise me for blasting them.
These birds aren't real smart. Sparrow: "Every time one of my buddies lands on this branch over here his head explodes. Weird. Oh well, it's a good spot to land, I'm going in."
Holy shit ikr
You are really correct, sparrows are dumb, this is from 2+ years experience in having house sparrows they took 2 years (from baby) to know the house window path to nest but now they only know how to get in to the house through different windows but they only go out through the main door and windows near the main door. They don't have intelligence to go back from the other windows they came from.
A friend has killed a bunch of English sparrows and now we see native species at the feeder that we never saw before.
6:26 "I'm gonna warn ya, it's pretty graphic.."
*pause video, change from 360p to 720p, view in full screen*
'Ok' 👌
Korya Iine yup
lololol hilarious! lolol
still waiting for the 4K version
haha xD nice comment, made me laugh
exactly
11 years later, still enjoying these videos.
5:14 The bird on the right still has Vietnam PTSD to this day.
lol made me laugh a lot made my day
Lol, im dying
Rogue Doge i
Rogue Doge bird on right: "SHIIIIIIT!!!"
Rogue Doge poof
Pidgey fainted
charmander 506 He fainted so hard that he died. 😂
PIGEOT
charmander 506 *staraptor
*SPEAROW
I did not know that these sparrows were an invasive species. I've been feeding the dang critters!
At least now I know why the _only_ birds I ever see are sparrows.
House sparrows. The rest of the native sparrow population is free to thrive.
Starling: exists
Ted: purge this heresy
:) I'm a bird nerd, and as much as I love these flyers, I'm really glad your knocking down the colony- sparrows are a ridiculously invasive species, and I'm glad somebody is keeping those bullies in line!
but the sparrows interfered with the local nature with the first place... as he said "ridiculously invasive species"
DAVY that is very stupid, if they are invasive then you want to kill them because the other birds can't compete with them, so shut up.
sorry i Agree with Andrea Charais i do love color bird more then starling woodpecker and sparrows then other bird i hate seeing them taking over my Area neighborhood wil paid him to get them out of their ASAP
DAVY-D-TV your too kind ! wanna join my stand up* to internet bullys campaign?
Davy is just a little bitch. I hope he continues to bitch about a video he chose to watch lol
I remember learning about Killdeer and their broken wing act. I've seen it from other birds as well, but those buggers really sell it.
oyinbo peppe
They are a type of plover.
Black capped chickadees are my favorite birds so I salute you
We're actually running low on these both of these bird species back here in the UK now. Maybe you should start wrangling them and mailing them back to us!
Shlami Mk4 not a bad plan
not in Sheffield they're not. I have 13 sparrow nests in my garden alone.
Then you are lucky, domestic cats (far as i am concerned a highly invasive species) have slaughtered local bird populations. I have not seen a sparrow in weeks. They also destroyed a nest and killed 4 blackbirds chicks last night :(.
I bloody hate roaming cats, our native wildlife just has not had time to adapt to them.
ratbike rider The solution is as simple as putting a bell round the thing's neck. It should be a legal requirement to having a cat.
Still a pest on feeders here on the north coast of Ireland, bullies that chase the tits and finches and robins away in a swarm. Wouldn't care if they didn't appear like a plague of locusts devouring everything.
I've gotten a few with my daisy model 25. After doing some research on these evil creatures, I will spring for a more sophisticated shooting system. I had always wondered what happened to the red cardinals that used to be around. I called fish and wildlife and they said they are trying to eradicate the english sparrows, along with starlings. They gave me their blessing to blow them to smithereens. their last words to me were "Happy Hunting"!
Tobey Blanton Happy hunting from me too.... :-)
Lmao 😂 lol
Dalton Locklear
Songbirds are like "singing flying kids" around us...I fight for them.. like I will fight like hell to protect a kid from an predator..ANY PREDATOR...
+CFITOMAHAWK Have you taken your medication today. Get a life......
Too bad my damn city don't allow 20 gauge shotguns. Dem suckers would be gone!
I like the fact that you show your misses.At 50 years old my eyesight is deteriorating.I was on pest control at the family farm the otherday and I just switched to a 20 gauge shotgun with 7 1/2 shot.I went to town on them lols.I got sick of missing with the 22lr.
I've learned so much about bird, wind, airgun ballistics, just how to be a good person. Ted of the year award.
•Loves cats
•Guns
•Helps struggling wildlife
I'm in
The problem with invasive species is that they cause the loss of native birds in their natural environment. Depending on things like size, aggressiveness, and dependence on the same food source the bigger more aggressive non native drive out the native birds and can cause loss of the native birds. An example is the more aggressive European starling drives tree cavity nesting native birds like tree sparrow, blue bird and red headed woodpecker out of their nest and take them over.
I see more people talking about hate comments then actual hate comments
I was just thinking that
And you are one of those people
Sexydoritosnachos 69, do you need a reason to get mad at somrone?
turn on most recent and youll see
lol same.
I'm no hunter, but the noise of these a-holes after taking residence in my window awning outside my room before the sun even comes up has driven me to a murderous rage. If they were native, I would think differently, but I've come here looking for effective means of eradication. All those birds went down quick. Good work. I'm inspired.
You get a lot of haters who really don't understand what invasive species can do to an ecosystem. As an avid fisherman and hunter I have seen it first hand many times with dfferents species. Like the reintroducing of wolves in Idaho, pet goldfish and carp dumped in lakes and ponds, iguanas and pythons in Florida released in the wild by uneducated people. Keep it up
@OldPossum and is there a problem with enjoying it? I enjoy hunting and fishing and I grin like I fool when I get a deer on the ground or land a big fish...
I love how the birds just kinda explode.
LOL... I LOVE YOU!!
IKR
jfk their asses
reminds me of the bird scene from shrek
Came back to this video after a long time just scrolling down the comments... didn't expect this! Made my evening, thank you
How much money do birds have on your head
Nasty Snipes enough to know that every bird in wisconsin knows his name....
About 2570 pumpkin seeds, or in capitalist terms about 1000$ I speak bird
code lyoko 34 love that
5K VENOM A SHIT TON
About 4 grand
Don’t mind me...just rewatching old Ted’s videos. My favorite!
Up in the mountains we get steady 5-11mph and then hazardous conditions---gust up to 55mph, but 37mph is steady. I have to dope for wind too, and right where you walked the feeding lane, demonstrating the difference---that was good to show people. The hits were solid thwacking.
I have to do this routine around my scratch pile. We have roadrunner sometimes. I had this young one that was curious that liked to hang out on my porch rail. We have the tall ones and standard size roadrunners. I feed them mice I kill. One liked going into my firepit to dig for things. I've been nailing things on the 18" Talon in .25 I made out of the pistol I bought 10 years ago. Sometimes it hits so hard on those Seneca 43gr, that the hit cuts the small varmint in half. Wicked hits. Short or long.
Love the videos you create!
Vacuous is not a word you normally use, is it. What does that make you?
warlock242 I have big thumbs and I'm too bothered to read your pointless comment.
But I bet you can't fucking bend those big thumbs, you dumb fuck.
Brotherhood Outdoors because you are a hillbilly's fucktard that's why ;)
warlock242 Judging by your name I'd say your 9-10 years old and ok think that name is cool.
Trying to remove the sparrows from my friends barn where he keeps his cars. They just love pooping, a lot! We can't shoot inside the barn because there's too many supporting boards in the way. How could I entice the sparrows out or at least onto the ground of the barn?
Molotov Cocktail, my comrade. Works every time. :^)
:DDDDDD
Sounds harsh but you could gass the barn by puting bowls of gasoline around and not going back untill the next day
Could get a figer of a hawk. I think if i remember right that hawks kill sparrows, so they wont want to get near what they think is a predator bird.
I’m a bird person and I know about sparrows and I was sorta sad for the birds but I liked the videos and I like what your doing saving some birds from these other birds that steal homes and stuff
can we weep together for the fucking birds? Moron.
@@JohnRohoboth Start weeping once those same birds you love so much start to overpopulate and ravage the ecosystem. Hunting invasive species is *HELPING* nature you uncultured sack of bovine excrement.
@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 I hate those birds.
@@JohnRohoboth who cares you hate birds or not.
@Toneri Ōtsutsuki mabye we should kick them out instead !!! good idea....
Ted,
Did you do a video protecting your bluebirds from House sparrows as well?
Yes it is. Ted is very careful to make a clean, one shot, quick kill so as to avoid painfully injuring the birds. He certainly seems to respect that they are living creatures even if they are in the wrong place (continent).
The ignorance on the internet is almost appalling. People who are upset that this guy is shooting birds, READ THE FACTS ABOUT THE BIRDS HE'S SHOOTING!!!! Not to mention they are in no way endangered or have a low population.
It’s crazy that these birds are in massive decline back here in Britain.
Good on ya mate, I see I am going to have to get after the House Sparrows myself. I just placed 3 new Swallow nesting boxes, and I noticed a Sparrow eyeing them up...
Oddly enough these sparrows have become scarce here in Denmark. they used to be everywhere, but improvements in the insulation of our homes, especially in the cities have caused a dramatic decline. they are no longer able to survive the winters.
How would that lead to the decline of the sparrows? I'm sorry I don't see the connection very well.
dkchen In the winter they would seek shelter under roof overhangs in the cities where poor insulation let out heat. As new insulation standards increased in an effort to reduce energy expenditures fewer of the sparrows survived the winter and populations dropped dramatically in the cities. They are still common in rural areas.
trefod Thanks for clarifying :)
where I live, in England, they are dramatically declining too!
Not Just Nature :(
31 Birds man that's awesome
*24 kill streak!*
*tactical nuke ready for launch*
*tactical nuke incoming!*
😂😂😂
This video inspired me. I'm not a hunter by any means, but these jerks have annoyed me to the brink. I bought a benji 392 .22 and have done some small target practice over a month or two to see how dialed my shooting was. Yesterday, I noticed house sparrows harassing the wren house I set up and they were chasing the wrens off. I found a good downward angle (from the bathroom window). The male HOSP had a mid air tiff with the wren and chased her off and landed back on the front of the house. I didn't hesitate, pulled the trigger, and the bird didn't know what hit him. I was just happy my first shot was incredibly clean. I might've enjoyed it more than I care to admit....
31 birds....
that's a nuclear and a unstoppable
ciscon97 v2 fam
200 birds in 4 days..
People pay you to do that ? That's cool
When you put the sights on the cardinal i was like "WHAT THE HECK CARDNALS OR NOT PESTS" Then when you were talking about how they havent been there i was like "Ohhhhh"
I wasn't worried until he mentioned the woman in the window lol 7:03
Typical reaction....
So prepared to be offended. 😕
Right there with ya, that'll teach me to assume people's mostives.
Copied!!
Sometimes you gotta remind pests that a true Apex Predator doesn't tolerate no shenanigans.
Coming a cinema near you, American sniper 2 rogue bird, this fall 2017
falls this fall
Pretty sure my neighbors would call the cops on me if I was out shooting my guns at birds. Have you ever been in that scenario where you had to explain to them how invasive these species are?
If its legal, than nothing anyone can say. Maybe they would send a DNR officer over to make sure you weren't shooting anything illegal. If you are in a city, check and see if air guns are banned first (they are usually not considered firearms), then see if there is an ordinance against killing/hunting animals, if its legal to shoot and legal to take game, there's nothing your neighbors can say.. and really you shouldn't try to explain it. If they are curious, then maybe explain what you are killing and why, if they are pissed off then best to call the police and have them explain to the neighbor that its legal and to stop harassing you.
He is in the sticks were you can do this. In the city u can't shoot or hunt outside a state park. The population is too dense.
Use a Damn BB or pellet gin dummy !
I've been binge watching your videos all night now. You crazy dude I love this! 😂
Hey Ted just started watching you videos you make me howl with your humor it makes my day watching your videos
I would have been fine seeing the 31 birds Ted :) Great videos, thank you for doing these :)
what kind of gun are you using?
Ken Q edgun matador .22 pcp air rifle
edgun matador?
Ken Q to me it looks like a aug mixed with famas cutted in half
tjizzle blaze not sure that’s really possible but If he was, there would be no birds for the cats to eat XD
jesus, cut down a tree with that :D
Isn't it bad to give them to the cats, due to the pellets still being in the bird? or does the pellet shoot right through it?
Amazing Ted how those sparrows love perching on that Weeping Mulberry
when I was a teenager one of my jobs around the farm was keeping the sparrows in check! the local cats loved me too! thanks for the memories. your equipment sure makes my old pump up Daisy pellet rifle look sad.
Native birds are singing your praises
you just earned a spot in Sniper Elite 4 as a DLC character my dude just washing you getting those sniper shots are just awesome.
Can you divulge cost per bird for perspective property owners?
Are they an invasive species? (Just wondering.)
Hate 4All
Thanks
Lapis Blaze in america they got smuggled and kills native species
@@LapisMinecraft yes kinda like the pythons in the everglades
They must be all killed in the name of Communism.
Congratulations. Glad you've made it safe for tge chickadees.
May the kitties eat well!
May i eat the kitties
Amazing to me how accurate an air rifle can be.
I have the same problem with house sparrows 17 hmr is cleaning them out
In England over the last few years Sparrows are becoming rarer
Hi, I'm sure you're the right person to guide me, I want to buy a PCP rifle and I'm looking for the Walther Dominator .22 (I don't know if it comes in .25 or bigger), the Benjamin Marauder .25, Hatsan AT44 or the Air Arms S200, but also I'm looking for rifles in .30 and .35 cal, the Big Bore rifles in cal .357 sounds good for me (Benjamin Bulldog, Evanix Sniper) but I don't know if I can travel overseas with them, all I know about air rifles is because I have been looking your channel and let me tell you it's f** awesome I like your rifle on the current video, of you can help me choosing a good rifle (not for start) I can send to you my own pest control videos in my country. Thanks.
read up on the laws, all that really matters is accuracy, even my $70 crosman 2289 is superb after $100 in mods.. pump though.. .22 call is more then enough unless you want to be buying tins of 50 pellets for $30 ..
the laws here are ridiculous (canada) if your gun fires over 500 feet per second (or over 2.4 foot pounds) it is classed as a firearm!
All the guns you listed I would need a firearms licence to buy, And I wouldn't be able to transport it without a $75 permit, so I'd do your reseach.
Harley Me
Wait...are you serious? Airguns are "firearms" in Canada? I have this one - ordered through the mail with no permits, paperwork:
www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Hatsan_135_QE_Vortex_Air_Rifle/3976#7594
You're saying in Canada this would be a firearm? Wow...I knew Canada was a bit stricter on average than the US, but dude...I live in California, which has some of the worst gun laws in the country, and no one here thinks my air rifle needs any licensing or permits.
I'm not saying that Canada needs to change its laws regarding REAL firearms - that's your country's business - but dang...air rifles are, well, AIR RIFLES, not firearms. You got to tell your lawmakers to loosen up a bit. LOL
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/air_gun-arme_air-eng.htm
"These are air guns with both a high muzzle velocity (greater than 152.4 metres or 500 feet per second) and a high muzzle energy (greater than 5.7 joules or 4.2 foot-pounds). The "muzzle velocity" is the speed of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, normally expressed in metres per second or feet per second. The "muzzle energy" is the energy of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, expressed in joules or foot-pounds. Air guns need to meet both standards to be classified as firearms for purposes of the Firearms Act."
So, yeah. It has to fulfill both, and I don't know enough about air rifles to say how common that is. Getting a license isn't hard, though. You have to pass an 8-hour course that's typically $100-$150 depending on where you do it (from what I've seen). The actual license for non-restricted firearms (what an air rifle would be) is $60 for a 5 year license. If one hunts or traps for sustenance this fee can be waived.
5:00 "Joke's on you" :)
Love your videos. Interesting and educational. Can't ask for more than that!
when he shot up that means its gotta come back down. who got hit??
I respect you, you seem like a really awesome guy! I love that your helping with this problem.
The comments on here are hilarious! You earned a new subscriber buddy!
Remember to tell your neighbors not use a wild bird seed mix that contains millet. The HS love it but most of the other birds don't. Most wild bird seed contains lots of millet. I suggest black oil sunflower seeds only. The HS isn't interested in the sunflower seed.
when you said "they just eat them up like Buffalo wing" I was Hungary.
your vids are perfect... i subbed
Being ignorant, I've always found these cute. No more.
In germany where he belongs he was an endangered species for some years and everywhere else he's running havok. Very informative, thank you
Ted, remember, ...
...some of the negatives just may be newbies to your channel. If they manage to take in a few more of the vids, especially those dealing with pest control, they'll see that your background in the area of native fauna is extensive and valid, and that any harvest is made for quite justifiable reasons. Negative commenters should also remember that growing up and living in rural or farming areas is quite different than growing up in a city's interior. Vastly different approach to, and repercussions from, excessive numbers of a pest species, than a city dweller could perhaps truly 'get'.
I've never seen hunting vids where the narrator had not only such a deep background of research and hands-on experience with these particular species, but were as enjoyably presented as well.
Keep it up, Ted.
I respect this, this has given me a new appreciation of songbirds and a new hatred for house sparrows.
I’m a vet but I know and have seen the impact of these animals it’s horrible
Yeah. Here in the Philippines, we deal with quite the invasive species of fish ravaging our aquatic farms so we hunt them down and eat those bastards for good measure. Not only does it help nature, but it's a delicious way of asserting dominance.
Sunay Rastogi: These videos + house sparrows kicking barn swallows out of stores made me despise the birds. They are my least favorite bird species because they aren’t even remotely as friendly as Barn swallows and flycatchers yet store owners don’t give a single crap about controlling House sparrows and keeping the friendly Barn swallows safe from invasion.
*6k sparrows disliked the video*
How do you adjust for the "dope" behind the scope?
B-but I want to see 31 birds... :(
do sparrows look like chickadees
Not to me. Their sizes and color patterns are very different and discernible.
and are they usually in large packs
+Ted's HoldOver what do you do with the bird after
+Max Withers he cooks them
+dogunit100 With its vagina.
You are an intelligent, knowledgeable and skilled professional. Thank you for your effort in the fight against invasive bird species.
Does the cat get lead poisoning if it eats the lead pellet the sparrow was show with.
I just didnt get why they had to be removed
Why they call them English Sparrow? Ours were speaking Czech.
Edward Dongres yes
In my country he have these
Thank you, you taught me something! I used to think "bird=bird" but now I understand that not all "pretty little birds" are benevolent. Can I as what camera you are using to take the videos through your scope? That is VERY cool!
I love how moderately sized this gun is. Have you settled on a single gun for tiny game like this yet?
Seriously great shots, man. Kudos to you.
"The just eat em up like chicken wings"🔥👌💯
In the by late '60s my grandmother paid me and my Daisy BB gun a nickel each for dead sparrows because they carried mites to her chickens.
I personally love house sparrows, and while I'm not the biggest fan of hunting, I know that it's important and it's also interesting to see how a hunter targets and shoots down an animal as small and quick as birds. Good job hunting, your shots that you hit looked like the birds weren't in much pain for very long, if any at all given how precise a lot of those shots were
if you say you dont enjoy why the close up slow motion?
I know some people are gunna see this and hate cause your killing animals but, we the intelligent informed people know that some animals are invasive and come in to new areas and disrupt the ecological balance of things and need to be forcefully removed before the damage is to sever
And there we go lol
There is nothing intelligent about you !!! What a fucking uneducated hillbilly !!! LoL :):):)
@@oscarsurf311 And this is why natural selection doesn't show mercy on people like you.
@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69hahahaha !!! you are way more stupid that I thought !!! Omg really !!! Hahahaha !!! you don't even have a remote idea of what natural selection means !!! Your hillbilly ingnorance is truly amazing !!!
🤣🤣🤣
#5 is the Zapruder film of the sparrow world.
Love the set up of your equipment. Did not know what a problem these birds really are now I know why my dad hunted them.
The shot @ 5:40 was gnarly. Really enjoyed the slow-mo.
its head exploded !!!
imploded, hydrostatic shock is nasty huh.
ikr, pretty nasty, but the instant it happened it's nothing but a pile of flesh, so nothing to feel bad about
"That's 25 ft lbs of energy hitting a little birds head" ... Lmao, dude you crack me up. You are a super hero to the Chickadee bird population. Nice work.
What kine of seed are you puting in the feeders to draw in the sparrows?
Hey would a longer barrel reduce the wind problem
Hate 4All l just realized that the barrel is retracted in that gun
You people knew exactly what you were clicking on. Now quit crying and get over it.
Seeing you headshot 31 birds would’ve been so much cooler
Do these rifles have enough terminal velocity to hunt rabbits and squirrels (small game)?
I’m sure somewhere in these 6k+ comments someone asked what kind of air rifle your using but I didn’t find an answer for that. Would you mind telling me please? Also your optic your using?
@3:50 actually, I wanted to see all 31 birds. A montage.to Orfeo in the Undeworld: overture - offenbach hahha
Also, i can't imagine what anyone would think driving by seeing you up against that tree like a freakin' assassin lol
LOL a Christmas story 2.
lol wow
My brain is playing Duck Hunt sound effects in the background
wait you take out the pellets before feeding it to the cats right