No I tolerate the bluebirds. I have 3 houses up for them and one pair that can't decide to get down to business.DebA wrote:Oh man. I initially thought your BB's to shoot were Bluebirds. That's the birder abbreviations in me! Or blonde.
Hahaha. Now that would fire this thread up again.
Deb
How do you all do it??
This is my second attempt to post. I don't believe the other one made it past my ipad! Here is my contribution...
I can't bring myself to kill the HOSP; I know I should, but can't. For the past four years we have been trapping the bird, and trimming the first five primaries on the wings. See: Sialis.com under controlling sparrows for more information. We had a problem with HOSP when we first put up our PM gourds and BB boxes. Cutting the wing feathers has been a real help. The problem is now occasional and basically at the beginning of the season. The feathers grow back after the mating season. Check out the site if interested.
I can't bring myself to kill the HOSP; I know I should, but can't. For the past four years we have been trapping the bird, and trimming the first five primaries on the wings. See: Sialis.com under controlling sparrows for more information. We had a problem with HOSP when we first put up our PM gourds and BB boxes. Cutting the wing feathers has been a real help. The problem is now occasional and basically at the beginning of the season. The feathers grow back after the mating season. Check out the site if interested.