Stupid Starling

[rrmartins]

Dumb bird sat on the house when the martins went to eat. I peacefully laid him to rest.

[Joe Creason KY]

rr I see that you are fighting the same battle as myself. Hang in there, every one that dies is that many eggs that will not be laid to hatch.

Keep on killing until the battle is won.

Joe

[bacato]

Some of these sparrows are pretty smart (I don't have a starling problem yet). Once you take a shot and miss, they seem to know what you are up to. I had one flying up, peering over, under, and around the house at me if I was in plain sight. It was quite funny for a few hours, then I backed my truck down the driveway and used it as a blind. Right before the poof of feathers flew, the fool decided to get a better look at my pretty truck from the top perch.

[~Ray~Gingerich]

That truck blind trick works, especially when you have a sparrow that takes off immediately when it spots you with a gun, sometimes you have one that figures out what you're doing, then you can resort to the sparrows can't count trick, have someone go with you to the truck carrying a stick or rod resembling a gun barrel then have them leave while you stay hidden in the truck.

[rrmartins]

Great advice, I will keep all this in mind. Thanks alot alot guys.