Tomahawk Trap for starlings?

[Caroline94535-ND]

Global weather changes are bringing more starlings than ever to my area. They are staying here much longer, too.

“Normally” the starlings invade for a couple weeks in the fall, and then a couple weeks more in the spring,

The starlings stayed around my yard all winter this year, scarfing down suet, BOSS, and the feral cats’ food as fast as I could set it out. They keep the ground-level birdbath so filthy I was cleaning and refilling it three times a day.

I saw a “Tomahawk” starling trap on the internet. Has anyone used this, and what were your results?

I know there is a “V-Top” trap, but it is far too big for my yard. Is there such a thing as a much smaller V-Top trap? I cannot shoot where I live.

I have a nest box trap, but I need to trap scores of the nasty starlings.

[C.C.Martins]

Iv seen pictures of them being used with some success. Didn't know what they were called but it had tons of starlings in it. I put out a suet feeder in the back this year, had orange crested and yellow rumped warblers, wood peckers and mockingbirds but the starlings and sparrows would come.

Do you have starling resistant entry ways? If you do not, Id strongly suggest it. You will not be able to trap all the starlings, just one gaining entry can be a disaster.

Way down here is south texas we have lots of starlings, however I do not worry about them entering. I shoot when I see them, but the Crescents with a WEP added to the front deters them all.

Good luck this year!

[flyin-lowe]

I spoke with Andrew Troyer a couple years ago about the V trap, and making a half sized version. He said their testing showed making it smaller than his plans was not as affective. He thought maybe they were too nervous to enter that small of a space. I live in an area that has thousands of startling, year round. Honestly I don't think I could make a dent in their population. I use SREH and focus my trapping and shooting efforts toward HOSP. I have only had one starling every breach an SREH at either of my colonies and it was easily trapped. If you want to trap and kill them you are doing the world a favor but it is hard to impact their population like you can sparrows.