I made one of these traps over the weekend. There is one modification that I made. I noticed that when the trap was set and a sparrow entered, the bird was able to look around and made multiple attempts to escape while looking upward toward the entrance. I used a coffee can instead, so the bird has restricted view and can only see the light through the flap, when the trap drops. Looking forward to trying it out on pesty sparrows when my purple martins arrive. I used some scrap 3/8 exterior plywood and wire mesh (1/2x1/2"x 19 gauge) from the hardware store, cost be $11 total.
Question - is the repeating design of the deluxe repeating sparrow trap a patented design? Or was the deluxe repeating sparrow trap simply an improvement on a well known and basically public domain design? Because you and I have made these traps for our own use - but I don't think the deluxe trap guy would appreciate losing business...
I dont think just wood will work. The sparrows probably wont want to go into the place the elavator drops into because it's dark and enclosed. Then when other sparrows hear the traps bird panicking in the dark, they wont want to join them.
Who agrees sparrows are gods creatures and still shouldnt be trapped as mother nature will take it's turn? Plz reply or like comment if yes and say if u do not agree
Divine intervention aside, sparrows are invasive, and were never supposed to be as widespread as they are today. Humans have unintentionally aided house sparrows in spreading, as the human environment is similar enough to their native environment for them to flourish. The thing is, house sparrows are incredibly aggressive and have been devastating populations of native birds that don't know how to deal with them. Before you crusade about how brutal trapping and killing house sparrows are, I challenge you to look up "house sparrow bluebirds" on Google to see what these disgusting birds do to native bluebirds. If you don't have the stomach for it, I'll describe what you'll find there: Bluebirds that, after having been cornered in their nest boxes, have been beheaded and sometimes completely destroyed by aggressive house sparrows. Bluebird chicks that have been pecked to death. House sparrows destroying their eggs. If house sparrows kept to themselves, I wouldn't care. I love birds quite a bit more than the average Joe. But these invasive birds have been bringing about borderline genocide on bluebirds, tree swallows, martins, and other small songbirds. They have to go.
Thank you so well explained
I made one of these traps over the weekend. There is one modification that I made. I noticed that when the trap was set and a sparrow entered, the bird was able to look around and made multiple attempts to escape while looking upward toward the entrance. I used a coffee can instead, so the bird has restricted view and can only see the light through the flap, when the trap drops. Looking forward to trying it out on pesty sparrows when my purple martins arrive. I used some scrap 3/8 exterior plywood and wire mesh (1/2x1/2"x 19 gauge) from the hardware store, cost be $11 total.
Nice vidéo could you mind the dimensions of the entry of the cage merci
@ 7:00, Riley getting bored with it all, and practising her dance moves.
Great video series - done well - with a great trap design ! - Roadrunner Wildlife Attractors - Ed
Question - is the repeating design of the deluxe repeating sparrow trap a patented design? Or was the deluxe repeating sparrow trap simply an improvement on a well known and basically public domain design? Because you and I have made these traps for our own use - but I don't think the deluxe trap guy would appreciate losing business...
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So far after 4 weeks I have caught 2 titmouse and a woodpecker!!! but no sparrows. what's wrong?
I dont think just wood will work. The sparrows probably wont want to go into the place the elavator drops into because it's dark and enclosed. Then when other sparrows hear the traps bird panicking in the dark, they wont want to join them.
I agree though I'm not an expert, but it makes sense
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Can u show me how to make one with just wood plz
Why don't you just use a screw and just drill it into a pice of wood and just use that?
I have a way to catch any bird and you dont need to buy anything u just need a cage and a stick and food and ull catch anything I let them go
Who agrees sparrows are gods creatures and still shouldnt be trapped as mother nature will take it's turn? Plz reply or like comment if yes and say if u do not agree
Divine intervention aside, sparrows are invasive, and were never supposed to be as widespread as they are today. Humans have unintentionally aided house sparrows in spreading, as the human environment is similar enough to their native environment for them to flourish. The thing is, house sparrows are incredibly aggressive and have been devastating populations of native birds that don't know how to deal with them.
Before you crusade about how brutal trapping and killing house sparrows are, I challenge you to look up "house sparrow bluebirds" on Google to see what these disgusting birds do to native bluebirds. If you don't have the stomach for it, I'll describe what you'll find there: Bluebirds that, after having been cornered in their nest boxes, have been beheaded and sometimes completely destroyed by aggressive house sparrows. Bluebird chicks that have been pecked to death. House sparrows destroying their eggs.
If house sparrows kept to themselves, I wouldn't care. I love birds quite a bit more than the average Joe. But these invasive birds have been bringing about borderline genocide on bluebirds, tree swallows, martins, and other small songbirds. They have to go.