Is this birdhouse effective at deterring house sparrows?
282830
I have ten placed in HOSP infested area now, and have not had ANY move ins this year, but it is still early. On my much less HOSP friendly trail in a more remote area, I have had ONE HOSP attempt at nesting in five years and thirty boxes, and I used the sparrow trap. I believe it is. Box has meet some criticism by our ECIBS due to its small size, producing, theoretically, SMALL and wing weak fledglings, but I have no way of scientifically testing this theory. I recommend as I have had little HOSP problems with this box, but tons with my big wooden boxes.
282831
Yes we have had good luck with the bird house. We have blue birds in the house now.
282832
It has not been for me. I recently bought a in house sparrow trap from Van Ert Enterprises to use in and I was successful in trapping a male sparrow.
282833
No! I finally took my house down to keep them out. Had a pair of bluebirds check out the house 2 weeks ago but they've not come back. Thoroughly disappointed. I am in Illinois.
282834
Sparrows have tried several times to build nests and I dumped them out. So far no Bluebirds in the boxes.
282835
We have a lot of sparrows in the area, but so far, none have tried to build a nest in the bluebird house. The bluebirds already are sitting on 5 eggs this Spring. I am in Indiana.
884390
I've had a bit of a problem with them and have had a bit of success with plain scare tactics - like tapping the box when they're in there - and putting only hard seed in like safflower, large sunflower (not black oil) and thistle. I got this from http://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/managing-house-sparrows-and-european-starlings/ in the section on feeding.
758511
No, not at all. It will look a little spooky to them at first, but after a couple of days they will go in and out as usual.Look for the one inch mesh, it will not just prevent birds, it will also prevent possum and raccoon as well.
418902
Havahart would be wise to devise a way to mount a Spray Away on a roof so that pigeons could be kept from landing on the roof. Pigeons would be the only birds I can think of that would be a problem.
1654098
I have used it on ants that find the food on the floor that my parrots drops. It works great, it will kill them and it keeps them from coming back and it does not harm the parrots. I have not used it on the outside but the way it works inside, I would think it will do the same as it does on the inside.
1814936
A bird could see you in the house, but I haven't had a bird nest in mine, so I don't know if they'd get scared off.
1732177
No, there's clear back to the bird house to see the nesting. The birds can see into your house . I'm not sure it works let. I just installed it.
1954432
Hi Susanne, Birder for over 50 years. I bought two of these houses for my wrens and chickadees hoping they would nest. The Wrens checked them out seems they do like them. I purposely kind of hid the house so they be protected and not seen by predators. Well to get to your question have not had opportunity to observe their nesting's, darn I love the little guys.
1778309
I was asked by Amazon to comment. I bought the birdhouse to contain an electric switch. Ventilation of the sort that birds might need isn't at issue. Sorry: I've been less than helpful!!
1513895
I don't think it will work with birds. I bought three units to deter racoons which were destroying my garden beds which had fabric/ mulch. They didn't do the job and I wound up using a haveaheart trap. That worked!! 13 racoons last year.
1445320
It's the perch. I presently use an IKEA metal bucket hanging from chains. Since July (in Texas) it has been popular with sparrows but no other birds. The titmouse loves to drink from the ant trap over the hummingbird feeder while leaning from a tree branch, which isn't always fresh. I finally added a branch across the bucket. More sparrows. Titmice don't care. I change the water every day. I tried a hanging bird bath but the squirrels broke it. I might try a regular bird bath next. Birds DO need water, but they also need to feel safe and may have another source that feels safer to them.
902984
I have the birdhouse at the top of a tall pole, so squirrels can't get to it. I do have another house in a tree and the squirrels have never messed with it.
848757
Nope! My birds like to chew on the house and gradually, they are making pieces disappear. They love the house but they are cockatiels and a parakeet. It is like a small tree and a bird that large will take bigger pieces off. The cage is great for birds but not if they can take pieces off.
171410
This particular birdhouse is def built more for indoor decor and not function in my opinion. It would deteriorate quickly in bad weather. If you choose to use it outside it looks like it'd be appropriate for small birds, like a finch
443491
Dear Karen, Hey there. The ET Pest Control is 100% safe to use around birds. Birds cannot hear the sound frequencies coming from the ET, they are way too high for them to hear. Hope this helps!
181804
Yes it does a wonderful job keeping the large birds out. I dont have Magpies, but they appear to be similar in size to Black Birds. They will hang on the outside for a while and try to get in but finally give up. The smaller birds actually get comfortable enough to crawl through that outside layer of wire and will move around inside near the food.
432187
Definitely. I use mine to keep birds away from my patio. A friend thought it was real from a distance. It's been out all winter long and still looks brand new.