A pleasantly attractive, soft spoken lady that really knows her stuff, and is quite handy to boot. I am really enjoying her videos ... and learning a lot.
I enjoy your videos! My method of keeping house sparrows away is an extremely accurate. 22 caliber pre-charged pneumatic air rifle. House sparrows are very aware when they are being targeted. Much more than starlings. I used to trap but I have trapped bluebirds and other native species. All released unharmed! My finches and chickadees,nut hatches etc. are oblivious to the quiet air rifle. That works best for me!
Blow Method ... best video on the web. God Bless you for your important perspective and tutorials. I can see you have a loving heart, but your pragmatic views on what “must” be done to care for our native species is wonderful.
Well, I use a Browning T-Bolt 22 caliber rifle with a 4 x 12 Leupold scope, Remington 22 standard velocity, (low noise) ammo. Sparrows, Starlings and common pigeons are not protected by federal or state laws. Daniel
I leave both the wren guards and sparrow spookers up until the fledge window. Some people take the wren guard down after bluebirds are 12 days old, and that helps the parents keep up more with feeding demands. In my experience, they've done ok with having it up until it's time to fledge. I take it all down and reset again after the first egg of the next brood has been laid.
Thank you, As it turned out, my bluebirds insisted I take the guard off at about 9 days (I was trying to buy time until my trapping was successful, but both parents flew to me and then to the wren guard over and over the mornning of the 9th day and they were so very happy when I removed it, leaving the spooker up (I have a Gilbertson and that may have made the guard especially restrictive at that stage). Your videos and your advice have been invaluable (I first wrote you about our chickadee invasion of the bb nest--they were removing chunks of the nest. We tried to follow your advice and got a Gilbertson dee house, filled it with aspen shavings and set it out--but the dees must have already found their home in a very tall pine tree carcass and all we got was 9 sticks one morning. we've had wrens replace our bluebirds before and I just couldn't go there. I removed sticks and took the house down, but will try earlier for the dees next year). sorry for this long "reply" but every day I've been wanting to update you and thank you!
A pleasantly attractive, soft spoken lady that really knows her stuff, and is quite handy to boot. I am really enjoying her videos ... and learning a lot.
I enjoy your videos! My method of keeping house sparrows away is an extremely accurate. 22 caliber pre-charged pneumatic air rifle. House sparrows are very aware when they are being targeted. Much more than starlings. I used to trap but I have trapped bluebirds and other native species. All released unharmed! My finches and chickadees,nut hatches etc. are oblivious to the quiet air rifle. That works best for me!
Blow Method ... best video on the web. God Bless you for your important perspective and tutorials. I can see you have a loving heart, but your pragmatic views on what “must” be done to care for our native species is wonderful.
Thank you ❤
Beautiful earrings 😍 So cute 🙃
Thanks. I do like them, but they are a bit heavy.
Well, I use a Browning T-Bolt 22 caliber rifle with a 4 x 12 Leupold scope, Remington 22 standard velocity, (low noise) ammo. Sparrows, Starlings and common pigeons are not protected by federal or state laws. Daniel
❤️ it is one of the easiest ways to manage them for sure.
And you like birds? lol
can I leave the spooker on after I remove the wren guard? until the babies are out of the nest?
I leave both the wren guards and sparrow spookers up until the fledge window. Some people take the wren guard down after bluebirds are 12 days old, and that helps the parents keep up more with feeding demands. In my experience, they've done ok with having it up until it's time to fledge.
I take it all down and reset again after the first egg of the next brood has been laid.
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Thank you, As it turned out, my bluebirds insisted I take the guard off at about 9 days (I was trying to buy time until my trapping was successful, but both parents flew to me and then to the wren guard over and over the mornning of the 9th day and they were so very happy when I removed it, leaving the spooker up (I have a Gilbertson and that may have made the guard especially restrictive at that stage).
Your videos and your advice have been invaluable (I first wrote you about our chickadee invasion of the bb nest--they were removing chunks of the nest. We tried to follow your advice and got a Gilbertson dee house, filled it with aspen shavings and set it out--but the dees must have already found their home in a very tall pine tree carcass and all we got was 9 sticks one morning. we've had wrens replace our bluebirds before and I just couldn't go there. I removed sticks and took the house down, but will try earlier for the dees next year). sorry for this long "reply" but every day I've been wanting to update you and thank you!
I use one of my Bluebird houses as a kill house , they nest i Kill
Good Answer.