>
> When we were kids we trapped the House (English) Sparrows (as well as the
> Starlings, and any common and not very special bird) in a Have-a-Heart trap
> with bird seed in it, and fed them to our Boa Constrictor.


-Stewart
ecostewart at gmail.com
www.stewardshipadventures.com
West Seattle

>




> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:24:38 -0700
> From: Deborah West <olyclarinet at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Any Suggestions on How to Discourage English
> Sparrows?
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Last summer we moved into a house whose former owners encouraged the
> English Sparrows, including putting out bird boxes for them. We have
> removed the bird boxes and have put out a box for chickadees, attaching a
> metal plate so the English Sparrows cannot enter. They are still trying
> however, which is a problem since a pair of Black-capped Chickadees have
> already taken up residence. The English Sparrows are now intimidating the
> chickadees when they try to get to the box.
>
> Any suggestions on what we can do? We have removed our suet feeder so the
> only feeder is the one containing sunflower seeds, which they never touch.
> Not sure what else to do.
>
> Deborah West
> Olympia
> olyclarinetatgmaildotcom
>
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