2021 Starling Thinning

[Tactically Fat]

I wish I lived in a place where I could plink starlings and English house sparrows.

 

[tmschuller]

Stop by. ! You still head this way?? Grant county. Didn’t you used to go to bluffton? Sorry if I have you confused with someone else!

 

[Tactically Fat]

Stop by. ! You still head this way?? Grant county. Didn’t you used to go to bluffton? Sorry if I have you confused with someone else!

That's meeeeeeeeee

We'll be "nearby" this weekend. Wedding in Van Wert. Think we'll be staying in Decatur.

But - zero free time. :-(

 

[spencer rifle]

Add one more...

 

[tmschuller]

That's meeeeeeeeee

We'll be "nearby" this weekend. Wedding in Van Wert. Think we'll be staying in Decatur.

But - zero free time. :-(

Understand. If you do ever want to let me know .. to keep it thread content related we can shoot starlings..

 

[Gibsmedat]

Got three the other day. I leave the ones I get out as decoys. Almost always on those days I have a hawk that comes by for an easy meal. He picked one up after this heavy snow this week. I figured he probably needed it after the nasty weather.

 

[Epicenity]

Help a city boy out. What problems do starlings cause or is it just fun to shoot them?

They kill native cavity nesting hatchlings like tree swallows, martins and bluebirds. I have sent a few to meet bird Jesus this year with my air gun.

 

[Gibsmedat]

They kill native cavity nesting hatchlings like tree swallows, martins and bluebirds. I have sent a few to meet bird Jesus this year with my air gun.

Last spring I got about 225 or so. And then this winter I hit them hard and got about 60. Supposed to get them down as much as possible during winter when they are weakest. Little or no nest. No leaves to hide in. Cold and hungry. This spring hasn’t been as bad as the first year I got started. It’s nice to see so many native birds back. Yea I’m never gonna wipe them all out here, but at least the native birds have a decent spot to live and the starlings aren’t wiping out my feeders. I had to get some of this hunters uv killer. It does help because starlings are hard to kill.

+1 today so far.

 

[Epicenity]

Last spring I got about 225 or so. ...(and other stuff)

That's a lot! I'm not in a reasonable place to use firearms so I can't take to many. It makes me sad anyway, it's not really their fault....

On the plus side, I have all three of the birds I mentioned above this year! (first time)

 

[Bigtanker]

+2

 

[Gibsmedat]

+2 (1 yesterday and 1 today)

 

[tmschuller]

+6 between my son and myself. Loading more starling rounds. BB’s in the 12 ga reloader

 

[Gibsmedat]

+1 on Saturday. I’ve only got smaller flocks under 6 that I sometimes see. As well as the lone starling. I think they sometimes follow the bluebirds. I have to keep up on the starlings or they wipe me out of mealworms.

 

[KokomoDave]

I put 5 in the trash can today. I never read this thread and since I have, it's time for my .22 air rifle skills to come into play.

 

[Gibsmedat]

I leave them out for the possums at night. And I usually have a hawk that comes by for one if it’s early enough. They are almost always gone in the morning.

 

[Gibsmedat]

+5 on Wednesday. Set out some mealworms for the bluebirds, and those starlings just couldn’t stay away. They can wipe out the bowl within minutes if I’m not watching. Hate those things so much.

 

[Epicenity]

4 so far. Too many English sparrows to count.

 

[Gibsmedat]

4 so far. Too many English sparrows to count.

I get those too occasionally. If they get into the mealworms, they get a pellet. They are bullies to the songbirds.

 

[tmschuller]

Popped 2 adults and the 4 babies in the nest with the grandson today. Still have a nest in the barn that I can’t reach.. yet.

 

[Bigtanker]

+1 today. From the kitchen door too!