Sparrow Trap Making
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2022
- Sparrow trap plans
2 - 16" x 12"
2 - 16" x 8"
2 - 12" x 8"
funnels:
2 - 15 square wide by 10 squares long
barriers are 2 squares tall of variable length
Wire all together for trap
Happy Halloween everyone!
Late submittal, but good video on building a quality trap. They are time intensive, but worth the effort. Halloween is barely behind Christmas as my favorite holiday, and our daughter's teacher had their show choir production on Halloween, which was a jerk move, but what can you do. I have a vampire outfit I put together that's won me money, and we went as zombies recently. With your hawks, you could go out as a confused pirate with a hawk instead of a parrot. I know you'd never submit your bird to the risks of little kids being idiots, but the thought of that outfit just made me smile. Maybe you could dress up like that at a falconry meet for fun. :0)
Lol yea that would be pretty funny. You are right though I dont put myself in situations where people think its cool to try to Pet the bird cause its a whole liability😅. He is a very friendly bird but definitely not touch friendly like a parrot might be.
Thanks for enjoying the sparrow trap video! Its meant to be incredibly simple and made with as few extras so anyone can make it at home with a few simple items no special tools. needlenose Pliers, wire snips and a roll of wire thats it.
My whole goal was to make it so Anyone could do it with household tools that most people probably have at home minus the wire which can be bought at any hardware store
@@falconrywithkaiAs far as liability, I'd trust a raptor in public more than a parrot. Raptor bites are not that bad, and if you control the talons, the threat is minimal to humans. I'd be more concerned with humans accidentally injuring your bird. Parrots eat hard shelled nuts that they crack open, so they have amazingly powerful bite force and can easily take a finger off without thinking twice if they feel threatened. The parrots with two hinge jaws like Cockatoo's can bite through a wooden broomstick handle. The only other tip you could have added for this build was to be careful what surface you use to build the trap on. I may spell this wrong, but I saw another falconer build a Bal Chatri style trap and part of the way through the build he noticed he was building on a table with a thin veneer cover over particle board, and the once nice table was scratched badly. I believe I recall him commenting how upset his wife was going to be. He may have used a more colorful word than upset too LOL. However, he was using mice as bait, but he cut a decent sized hole in the bottom, then used a slightly larger piece of wire with the spikes wrapped around for a hinge, and the width and length were 2-3 squares larger than the hole. Then you could use a Velcro tie-wrap to keep the door closed. This may be easier to add/remove your bird for bait than your current setup? I thought I'd mention it in case it helps. I'm that way with my dogs. I don't like when people walk up and assume it's OK to pet my dogs without asking first. I know a guy (through a friend) that was a military K9 handler doing explosives ordinance detection for IEDs. Now he's retired and whenever he's out in public with his dogs, whenever someone pets his dogs without asking first, he'll reach out and start rubbing that person's head without asking too see how they like it.
Hi,
Two things. I wasn't able to glimpse an access door for removing caught sparrows or separating out non-target birds like house finches. And apparently if you want to avoid bird trauma you need a privacy chamber on the side with an access hole for them to enter and exit when they get stressed. Until today I had never heard of such an accessory and I would like your opinion of it. I have pretty close to100 English sparrows invading my Gambel's quail feeding area and they have either eliminated my precious quails or overwhelmed them with sheer numbers. hence my interest in your sparrow trap. Thanks for a nice presentation. 😊
Hiya! I cut a hole in the top center of my specific trap and measured a wire piece about 1 square wider than the hole on 3 of the sides and zip tied it to the main trap creating a door function. I secured it closed using twist ties when in use. The hole is large enough for me to reach my hand in easily to remove birds. When in use I caught a few native birds which were released when I noticed them in the trap.
Ideally, you should be checking your bird traps at least hourly to be sure to reduce any birds hurting themselves. I only noticed minor issues from rubbing their beak area on the wire but no major issues with this specific trap style. There are other trap styles like the revolving nest box traps they use on starlings that are more similar to what you are describing.
I have never used or seen a trap style with a hiding area used personally, It could be solved by covering a portion of this trap with something to reduce trauma but I dont think its necessary if you are properly watching your trap if it is this wire style with a main door. Setting the trap in areas commonly only accessed by your target species is important as well reducing the amount of other non-target species you might get.
Hope this helps :)
Nice ideia, unfortunately it's not allowed here in my country to catch them 😢
always stay in the legalities of where you live🩷
Hi Kai, first off I love your videos. Falconry is something I’ve taking a liking too recently and your videos are very interesting and informative. I’m curious as to where you are based out of and where you actually work as a falconer
Hey there Alex! I am in the USA out of Washington. There are falconers in basically every state in the USA except for Hawaii where falconry isnt legal. Falconry for me is only a hobby so I make no money off of hunting with them.
I have in the past worked bird abatement with falcons which is a totally different aspect of licencing and those birds are only used in abatement and never used as a falconry bird outsite the jobsite.
I do not do abatement work currently as that takes some time to find a contract in. Bird abatement is all independent contract work so it does take skill and knowledge to get a job in that field. Jobs as you can imagine are somewhat limited in abatement with a number of falconers wanting to work in those contracts, it can be quite competitive.
Hope this helps.
-- Kai
Hi Kai, thank for the reply. I used to live in lakebay Washington and currently reside in California. When you did abatement work was it in Washington or another state as Iam considering moving back in a few years time and I would like to be able to practice falconry there and possibly generate income on the side.
@@alexgama7866 in Washington state but do keep in mind Abatement work is all subcontracting ie no benefits attached and you do your own taxes at the end of the year. Ill be uploading a video about it soon. Abatement is also not made to be a side job but a full time one. I know many falconers who work Abatement that travel from California to WA to other states to work contracts full time so that certainly is an option. It is a huge commitment. Generally wouldnt suggest abatement until one reaches General falconer status which allows you more bird options and more experiance to feel comfortable with birds of prey. Gain the experiance then switch over if you find it is something for you. Feel free to email me more about it if you have questions at wagnerkai122@gmail.com
I can go a lot further into depth on specifics on the topic there as well.
What are the sparrows for after you catch them?
I disbatch the birds humanely then they go in my freezer for hawk food for my falconry birds later on.