I have written several times about my constant war against the Common House Sparrow as a pest. They attack and kill the blue birds, they take over the nests and they even can fend off the Purple Martins. I had started using a trap in this post “Good and Bad Birds” and here “Sparrow Trap Revisited”. When I bought the first trap I also got some smaller ones that fit into the Blue Bird house. I had not used them as I was not sure of capturing Sparrow over hurting Blue Birds, but this week it became a much stronger need. The Sparrows had taken over a Blue Bird house. I had watched them for a day or more coming and going and they had successfully chased out the blue birds so stronger measures are in need. I installed the Van Ert trap. It has worked quit well… The day before yesterday I caught both of a pair that had taken over the blue bird house. They now do not exist and will not cause further harm. Today I noticed another sparrow had decided that this was a great place and he was moving in… so I placed the trap back on the door and wham, caught in less than an hour… now I wait to see if he had a lady friend following. If so, they will both meet up in the trash. I also noticed I have 3 more in the other trap… I had some old stale corn chips so I crumbled them up and put them in the trap early this morning and caught 3 this afternoon… Just a few more and we will have thinned out the pests substantially this early…
Later in the afternoon I took the motorhome to the diesel shop. Need to get the oil changed and all the filters changed and probably have them work on the injectors as it barely would run … no power at all and the check engine light was on… I think the treatment I put in the tank this winter didn’t treat too good… ?
Yesterday I noticed the Goose pair is trying to raise a brood again on the little pond out back…
Oh and they seem to have some neighbors but not sure they have started a nest?
Later in the evening I spotted the bat but never could get a picture…
But the sunset was something else…
Well that was it… although all day long it was cloudy and overcast and tonight I stepped out and the sky is filled with stars…?
Guess