Good Evening Folks,
Although I’ve trapped a large number of hosps in the last couple years, and this fall cut down a horse chestnut tree in the vicinity of our Martin housing which was a hangout for hosps - we still have a large amount of them upstairs in our barn active throughout the year.
They hang out in the rafters of the barn which is very tall and I don’t like shooting in there. They make a mess out of anything we park upstairs and are just around which I don’t like.
Has anyone had success trapping in a barn? Not sure what the right technique would be, don’t want to be climbing ladders to check traps etc.
Thanks!
Ideas for trapping sparrows in barn?
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2020 - Pair investigating
2021 - Got 2 eggs. HOSPs poked holes in them. Commence HOSP reduction
2022 - Off to a good start, tree swallows took over and Martins left
2023 - Off to a good start, Martin population dwindled and they eventually left
2024 - New standalone pole and gourd rack. High hopes for success!
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What else is in the barn? I am assuming since the HOSP have access to the inside it is some type of barn with animals? Either way the HOSP still have to eat, especially this time of year. I would be using some type of trap that you can put feed in, or find where they are eating outside and shoot them there.
2025 HOSP count-5
2024 HOSP count-44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP count-8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP count-14
2021 62 nest fledged aprox. 230, HOSP count-9
2020 42 nest, Fledged 164, HOSP count-8
2019- 31 Pair over 100 fledged
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair nested, 12 eggs total, fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles away, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
2024 HOSP count-44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP count-8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP count-14
2021 62 nest fledged aprox. 230, HOSP count-9
2020 42 nest, Fledged 164, HOSP count-8
2019- 31 Pair over 100 fledged
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair nested, 12 eggs total, fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles away, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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- Posts: 95
- Joined: Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:58 pm
- Location: Chilton Wisconsin
- Martin Colony History: 2019 - Sighting
2020 - Pair investigating
2021 - Got 2 eggs. HOSPs poked holes in them. Commence HOSP reduction
2022 - Off to a good start, tree swallows took over and Martins left
2023 - Off to a good start, Martin population dwindled and they eventually left
2024 - New standalone pole and gourd rack. High hopes for success!
We have chickens downstairs in the barn and the upstairs is storage for lawn mowers, boats, trailers etc. There is a large trumpet vine growing on the side of the barn and I believe that is where a lot of sparrow traffic happens. Maybe I can put the repeater up on some kind of platform in the air by the trumpet vine side of the barn so the chickens don’t mess with it.
If I can crack the code I should be able to get a lot of hosps.
If I can crack the code I should be able to get a lot of hosps.
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- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025:
HOSP: Starlings: 3
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 36 PMCA excluder gourds, 4 natural gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025:
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Maybe set a couple of ladders up, put plywood between them and place a ground trap on it near the vines. Doesnt need to be real high, just away from the chickens I think. Now is the time to get them. If they are after the chicken food, its a bit harder to get them in a trap. No need to squeeze into a small space.
Pellet gun time
Pellet gun time
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.