Last-Ditch Starling Trapping Method
From: Ken Kostka, PMCA, Edinboro, PA
Date: 5/26/00
Time: 3:20:47 PM
Comments
If you have a starling that you just can't eliminate with conventional traps or a gun, you might try the method used for capturing (and releasing) a banded martin that is detailed in the article "Fishing for Martins" in the Forum Archives. It involves rigging a simple shutter above the cavity they're attempting to nest in. The shutter is held up with a cotter pin that is attached to a fishing line/pole. The article is in the Forum Archives at http://purplemartin.org/forumarchives/archive/CaptureBanded.htm The article is titled "How to Safely Capture and Release a Banded Martin."
Ken, PMCA
