Would it be easy to build a small wooden box for a trap, and make the dimensions so that a Trio Spare-O-Door could be attached to the front of it? I understand it is very good way to catch sparrows, so if you don't have a Trio house, would it not work like that?
I never have owned a Trio house or trap, but this idea should be a cheap way to get the trap, and make it work if you don't have a house to mount it.
Trio Spare-O-Door
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Emil Pampell-Tx
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Robert McCallum
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This would be a good use for some of the old abandoned houses which have become sparrow homes. The Spar-O-dor works!!! I just removed a sparrow a few minutes ago and added him to my list of over 15. Expect another visitor in a few more minutes.
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Mary Dawnsong
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The Trio Spare-O-Door is a highly effective HOSP trap. However, it is much more effective when multiple doors are used in a martin house.
For much more info, see:
http://purplemartin.org/forum/viewtopic ... 7681#57681
For much more info, see:
http://purplemartin.org/forum/viewtopic ... 7681#57681
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