@Marmalade000000 The mother cowbird is a social parasite, they don't usually destroy the eggs before leaving theirs, usually the baby will manage to starve the rest of the baby birds to death on it's own as well as the 'foster' parent. English/house sparrows (NOT native sparrows like the chipping sparrow) will take over a nest, they will kill eggs, hatchlings and even the parent if they can manage to corner it.
@Marmalade000000 One more thing, a quote by W.L. Dawson: "Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow." (The Birds of Ohio, 1903).
I can't tell you what watching this video did to my mood today. I had visions of my hand in there, wringing the little devil's neck RIGHT OFF.
I have a Mrs Hyde living in me and she jumps out in a flash when she sees what these birds do to the Bluebirds nesting in our boxes. And your video doesn't even show exactly WHAT it is the HOSP does to babies. Thank you for showing this. People need to be made aware of this phenomenon and counties need to bring back the bounty on the heads of the HOSP.
house sparrows are every where, they shit every where. there so over populated and an invasive bird so the law doesnt protect them so thats why i i try to lower the population with my air gun gladly other people dont like these either so they hunt them down to lower the population but they breed hella fast
You should see if there is a local raptor rehab center need you. Sometimes they will take the "dispatched" birds to feed to the hawks, owls and eagles. Good job. I wish more people would take this situation seriously. Have you seem my video of the female house sparrow attacking nestlings? Luckily we were home when it was happening, so we could prevent more damage. Those cameras are great.
I will check around and I deal with cornell quite a bit they have a great bird society going with research lab the whole nine yards. I seen that video and I wish we had caught the purple martins being dispatched in time but it happened fast and I am prepared for their attack now. It's like anything else in life, people wait until it's an emergency or too late instead of being proactive they are reactive. I have a video on my page showing the various birds coming in and out on a really slow day.
We also have a sparrow trap and it works well. we have also trained our dog to chase only sparrows, starlings and doves. He doesnt seem to bother the cardinals, bluebirds or chickadees.
Now that's a great dog :) I also purchased a great pellet rifle with scope for the HOSP and starlings that won't go in the trap I can shoot 10-15 a day from the back window works like a charm.
@freddyfast9 You are so cruel! It's not the House Sparrows' fault they're here, it's people. Humans are becoming overpopulous and you don't see them shooting each other. The House Sparrows try to survive like you and I do.
@cheetahlover156 There is much ignorance amongst bird-lovers regarding the English House Sparrow (HOSP) and the European Starling (EUST). These are not native American birds and are considered "trash birds" by those of us who have actually SEEN what they do to Bleubird nests. We are struggling to BRING BACK the Eastern, Mountain and Western Bluebirds, which have declined as a direct result of the importation of these trash birds by immigrants that didn't know better back in 1850.
@cheetahlover156 They are thriving at every gas station and large hardware stores and everywhere else. They kill not for food or nestboxes as there can be 10 or more empty nest boxes. I will not let them go in the one occupied box to peck the top of the bluebirds head off , They are just mean. Do you not care about our native songbird?. The Bluebird, Chickadee, Martins and other's are trying to survive also . They have a harder time surviving due to the thriving mean house Sparrow
Some may watch this video and think it's an isolated incident but it's not, I didn't catch the starlings in time and they killed off all the purple martins. I had chickadees nesting too and turned my back for a couple days only to find dead chickadees at the bottom of the trees and house sparrows living in them. I purchased the deluxe repeating sparrow/starling trap and a good air rifle and after a month of 20-30 birds caught or shot per day I am seeing songbirds again.
I applaud you! I rehab wild birds and am totally against raising starlings or HOSP (house sparrows). A male hosp will go from bluebird box to box destroying all eggs/young AND adults...then not even use any of the boxes. I wish the idiot who released them in the 1800's was alive today so I could give him a good smack!
I am so glad to see other rational people that understand that we have to do something to fix a problem that we indeed caused. The protagonists of HOSPs and starlings don't want to address the problem, but would rather point out that humans caused the problem so we should let nature take it's course which is just rediculous. The HOSP/starling folks would rather see just 2 types of birds left as far as small birds go.
Whenever human's have "tried to think" and introduce anything that isn't native to that specific area, it's always had negative results. HOSP and starlings destroy other songbirds as well. A friend (who also rehabs) watched while a downy woodpecker pair worked tirelessly to excavate a nest hole in a dead tree, only to have starlings kick them out! It was too high up for her to "help out".
I feel your pain and when the purple martins were killed off by starlings that was it for me and I have a lot of apple trees, pear trees, grapes, cherries, you name it so I see flocks of starlings. I can catch 30 or more HOSPs or starlings with this trap per day when they are real hungry and google search the" deluxe repeating sparrow trap" it's cheap too and self resetting can catch both pest birds :)
I know about those traps and think they're great. Luckily I don't have a problem with these birds where I live...but if they are brought to me for rehab...they never do make it. I'm humane though.
@freddyfast9 hey guess what there is a bluebird trap. i think im gunna lower the population of bluebirds if you guys are gunna lower the population of house sparrows.
@freddyfast9 What must be done must be done so HOSP numbers need to be controlled. However it IS true that humans caused the problem and it's not the fault of these birds. They are doing what they do naturally in their native habitats to survive so to say such things as they are trash birds or evil is not seeing the truth.
@freddyfast9 I have 7 of these traps, made by Blaine Johnson in Minnesota. I think I still hold the record for a daily catch of European Starlings - 46 in one day, using two of his Starling traps. I rid my area of over 5,000 HOSP and about 6,200 EUST in my first year, when I got those traps. I had 3 HOSP and 2 EUST traps and have since added two more EUST traps to my menagerie. If you go to his webiste, you will see my traps in action. I am Liz of St Louis, Missouri.
But... House sparrows are so cute... D:
TheHolyFight 1 day ago
Problem: House Sparrows
Solutions: Buy a pet falcon.
OR
Come out blasting with a 12 guage (its overkill, but hey, those freaking things need to learn a thing or two about overkill.)
fishingwiththenerd 2 weeks ago
.177 at up to 100 yards works
AirrifleGunner1 5 months ago
I hate these kind of birds. Cuckoo birds are the worst.
psymaster1234 7 months ago
i <3 birds
jshamwow 7 months ago
I hate those damn birds. They are dead....
rommi85 8 months ago
I thought only cowbirds invade nests and destroy eggs.... but a SPARROW doing this??? I"m shocked
Marmalade000000 9 months ago
@Marmalade000000 The mother cowbird is a social parasite, they don't usually destroy the eggs before leaving theirs, usually the baby will manage to starve the rest of the baby birds to death on it's own as well as the 'foster' parent. English/house sparrows (NOT native sparrows like the chipping sparrow) will take over a nest, they will kill eggs, hatchlings and even the parent if they can manage to corner it.
dragonamt 7 months ago
@Marmalade000000 One more thing, a quote by W.L. Dawson: "Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow." (The Birds of Ohio, 1903).
dragonamt 7 months ago
what nasty little fuckers, some one just gave me a bluebird house,and I had no idea
GillynMama 1 year ago
I can't tell you what watching this video did to my mood today. I had visions of my hand in there, wringing the little devil's neck RIGHT OFF.
I have a Mrs Hyde living in me and she jumps out in a flash when she sees what these birds do to the Bluebirds nesting in our boxes. And your video doesn't even show exactly WHAT it is the HOSP does to babies. Thank you for showing this. People need to be made aware of this phenomenon and counties need to bring back the bounty on the heads of the HOSP.
Afrikitty 1 year ago
awww its male!!
steamingleo 1 year ago
watch some of my videos is shoot them all day!
crownvic1776 1 year ago
house sparrows are every where, they shit every where. there so over populated and an invasive bird so the law doesnt protect them so thats why i i try to lower the population with my air gun gladly other people dont like these either so they hunt them down to lower the population but they breed hella fast
coolmike97 2 years ago
I try to euthanize them quickly and humanely too and I'm not that fond of the whole process but it has to be done.
freddyfast9 2 years ago
You should see if there is a local raptor rehab center need you. Sometimes they will take the "dispatched" birds to feed to the hawks, owls and eagles. Good job. I wish more people would take this situation seriously. Have you seem my video of the female house sparrow attacking nestlings? Luckily we were home when it was happening, so we could prevent more damage. Those cameras are great.
Spyonabird 2 years ago 4
I will check around and I deal with cornell quite a bit they have a great bird society going with research lab the whole nine yards. I seen that video and I wish we had caught the purple martins being dispatched in time but it happened fast and I am prepared for their attack now. It's like anything else in life, people wait until it's an emergency or too late instead of being proactive they are reactive. I have a video on my page showing the various birds coming in and out on a really slow day.
freddyfast9 2 years ago
YOUR STUPID! BIRDS ATTACK OTHER BIRDS NESTS! THE SPARROW SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO REHAB CENTER AS FOOD FOR THE HAWKS!
TheRobertasACDC 7 months ago
We also have a sparrow trap and it works well. we have also trained our dog to chase only sparrows, starlings and doves. He doesnt seem to bother the cardinals, bluebirds or chickadees.
Spyonabird 2 years ago
Now that's a great dog :) I also purchased a great pellet rifle with scope for the HOSP and starlings that won't go in the trap I can shoot 10-15 a day from the back window works like a charm.
freddyfast9 2 years ago
@freddyfast9 You are so cruel! It's not the House Sparrows' fault they're here, it's people. Humans are becoming overpopulous and you don't see them shooting each other. The House Sparrows try to survive like you and I do.
cheetahlover156 1 year ago
@cheetahlover156 There is much ignorance amongst bird-lovers regarding the English House Sparrow (HOSP) and the European Starling (EUST). These are not native American birds and are considered "trash birds" by those of us who have actually SEEN what they do to Bleubird nests. We are struggling to BRING BACK the Eastern, Mountain and Western Bluebirds, which have declined as a direct result of the importation of these trash birds by immigrants that didn't know better back in 1850.
Afrikitty 1 year ago
@cheetahlover156 They are thriving at every gas station and large hardware stores and everywhere else. They kill not for food or nestboxes as there can be 10 or more empty nest boxes. I will not let them go in the one occupied box to peck the top of the bluebirds head off , They are just mean. Do you not care about our native songbird?. The Bluebird, Chickadee, Martins and other's are trying to survive also . They have a harder time surviving due to the thriving mean house Sparrow
54nmiller 10 months ago
Some may watch this video and think it's an isolated incident but it's not, I didn't catch the starlings in time and they killed off all the purple martins. I had chickadees nesting too and turned my back for a couple days only to find dead chickadees at the bottom of the trees and house sparrows living in them. I purchased the deluxe repeating sparrow/starling trap and a good air rifle and after a month of 20-30 birds caught or shot per day I am seeing songbirds again.
freddyfast9 2 years ago
I applaud you! I rehab wild birds and am totally against raising starlings or HOSP (house sparrows). A male hosp will go from bluebird box to box destroying all eggs/young AND adults...then not even use any of the boxes. I wish the idiot who released them in the 1800's was alive today so I could give him a good smack!
Squirrly7 2 years ago 2
I am so glad to see other rational people that understand that we have to do something to fix a problem that we indeed caused. The protagonists of HOSPs and starlings don't want to address the problem, but would rather point out that humans caused the problem so we should let nature take it's course which is just rediculous. The HOSP/starling folks would rather see just 2 types of birds left as far as small birds go.
freddyfast9 2 years ago 3
Whenever human's have "tried to think" and introduce anything that isn't native to that specific area, it's always had negative results. HOSP and starlings destroy other songbirds as well. A friend (who also rehabs) watched while a downy woodpecker pair worked tirelessly to excavate a nest hole in a dead tree, only to have starlings kick them out! It was too high up for her to "help out".
Squirrly7 2 years ago
I feel your pain and when the purple martins were killed off by starlings that was it for me and I have a lot of apple trees, pear trees, grapes, cherries, you name it so I see flocks of starlings. I can catch 30 or more HOSPs or starlings with this trap per day when they are real hungry and google search the" deluxe repeating sparrow trap" it's cheap too and self resetting can catch both pest birds :)
freddyfast9 2 years ago
I know about those traps and think they're great. Luckily I don't have a problem with these birds where I live...but if they are brought to me for rehab...they never do make it. I'm humane though.
Squirrly7 2 years ago
@freddyfast9 hey guess what there is a bluebird trap. i think im gunna lower the population of bluebirds if you guys are gunna lower the population of house sparrows.
weezereli1996 1 year ago
@freddyfast9 What must be done must be done so HOSP numbers need to be controlled. However it IS true that humans caused the problem and it's not the fault of these birds. They are doing what they do naturally in their native habitats to survive so to say such things as they are trash birds or evil is not seeing the truth.
agile1111 1 year ago
@freddyfast9 I have 7 of these traps, made by Blaine Johnson in Minnesota. I think I still hold the record for a daily catch of European Starlings - 46 in one day, using two of his Starling traps. I rid my area of over 5,000 HOSP and about 6,200 EUST in my first year, when I got those traps. I had 3 HOSP and 2 EUST traps and have since added two more EUST traps to my menagerie. If you go to his webiste, you will see my traps in action. I am Liz of St Louis, Missouri.
Afrikitty 1 year ago