Baited Starling Traps. Artificial nest black hole starling traps This summer I devised but have NOT YET TESTED a conventional bottomless nest box trap with a simulated nest with artificial eggs. For more effective traps, place a little birdseed on the trap, adhering it with peanut butter.
The traps all use bait to attract the starlings. This trap features two funnel trap entry doors and a top release panel door for easy removal. The idea of the artificial nest is to entice timid starlings and house sparrows to enter the box. Simply bait starling traps with suet, seeds, or another type of food that starlings love, and wait. Model 503 can catch and hold 15 or more starling sized birds at one time.
These traps are effective in open fields, where it is the best place for the bird to land. Nest box traps work well during the breeding season but using other traps during winter will help to control starlings. Traps are not to be built and sold for commercial purpose unless approval is gained from the Canberra Indian Myna Action Group. PeeGee’s Myna & Starling Trap Plans Canberra Indian Myna Action Group www.indianmynaactiongroup.org.au President Bill Handke Email handke@grapevine.net.au Not for Commercial use. Although, we call it a funnel trap, it is more effective than the traditional funnel trap because the trap doors will freely swing open like a pigeon bob, which don't create any resistance so the birds will be more incline to fully enter the trap. Bird Barrier offers a heavy duty, humane Starling Trap. 503 - Starling Trap with Two Trap Doors. In the forest, most birds will choose tree branches. Designed with a 1/4” and 1” rod frame and 14 gauge welded wire, this starling trap is spacious enough for birds to fly around inside until they can be released. A variety of traps have been used to control sparrows, but the funnel or half-cone trap has been the most popular and, generally, the most effective. Home Bird Equipment Small Bird Traps (Starling & Sparrow) 503 - Starling Trap with Two Trap Doors. CODE: 503 $ 59.75. The improvements in the Homemade Bird Trap are the adjustable guard rails and the built-in spikes on the guard rails and funnels. This heavy duty, ready to use starling trap, is the most effective trap for catching starlings.It can catch and hold 12 or more starlings at one time. They only work if starlings are visiting your area to eat things like bread, suet, or grains.