black birds

does any body know a effective way to trap blackbirds. there becoming a big problem at my brothers birdwatch place. we shot a 7 in total with a pellet gun but it dosent kill with every shot. any trapping methods for them?

[chain2]

Not 100 percent but they may be protected as a migratory bird, chain

[koolken]

Are you serious??A migratory bird?????Protected???????Than maybe you should check about gophers too!!

[IR_mike]

They are considered a pest, so game on. I have a relative who lived in trinidad and said they use to catch birds with a rope coated with a adhesive/glue of some sort. I imagine a mist net set by some bait would work.

[Reeves1]

Russians tried to catch the SR-71 for years. Don't think they ever caught one ?

[IR_mike]

Originally Posted by Reeves

Russians tried to catch the SR-71 for years. Don't think they ever caught one ?

[m88.358wn]

Try using a punt gun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7FeeamC4qk

[alacringa]

Originally Posted by m88.358wn

Try using a punt gun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7FeeamC4qk

Nice. I want one!
Problem is...anything you use for Blackbirds will probably take out some of the other birds, too...

[winged1]

Can't imagine how blackbirds can be a pest, unless your talking starlings. If so, set up a drop chute nest box. Catch em by the dozen.

Pretty sure the mist net would be illegal, considering the 'collaterial' or 'incidentals'.

how do you make a drops chute nest box?

[alacringa]

Originally Posted by winged1

Can't imagine how blackbirds can be a pest, unless you're talking starlings.

Brown-headed Cowbirds are serious agricultural pests, and are parasitic -- they lay their eggs in other birds' nests.
Other blackbirds (less so Yellow-headed) also occasionally fit the mold of agricultural pests.
Starlings, of course, are an all-aound PITA.

[winged1]

Here's a conceptual that I've never tried;
http://www.abirdshome.com/pm/spartrap.htm

I had built one years ago that was similar in principle, however it was made of a length of PVC pipe as the chamber, wieghted to return after the bird entering caused the pipe to drop, and it (the bird) slipping out a bottom hole that continued down a length of a second collection pipe.

[chain2]

I guess the vague wording of "black" bird covers alot of other birds too. If starlings are what your talking bout ...giver. The brewers blackbird is protected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewer'...tection_status
So are cat birds and grackles. Can't see Red wings on the MBCA list or yellow headed blackbird though but some provinces have theyre own protected list.

My simple understanding is if it eats insects and fly's south there's a good chance it's protected. And who wouldn't want help with insects?

I found this list online but the booklet they have is apperently updated since.
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publicat...no1ver1991.pdf

HTH chain

[winged1]

Regs;

All birds are protected except the following: Starlings, Crows, Pigeons, House (English) Sparrows, Magpies, Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Ravens (hunted on private land by residents) and any other birds for which an open season has been declared by the regulations as indicated in this summary.

I believe the Brewers only has protection in certain geogarphical areas.

[pickrel pat]

just exactly what do you mean by being pests? noise? chasing other birds away?

[winged1]

they eat grain and are rumored to be potential transmitters of infectious diseases.

Late season deterents I understand, but spring/summer locals and their destruction are a mystery to me. Now in regards to starlings, that's another matter.

[matt 270WSM]

Here is a brown headed cow bird


And here is a red wing black bird

Here is a black bird

And a yellow head black bird

[koolken]

Love those yellow headed black birds.Almost as big as a robin,great target practice from a long ways with the .22