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Songbird Essentials Humane Dual Compartment Sparrow and Starling Trap for Bluebird Nesting Success

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Two compartment Sparrow Trap A great humane trap for controlling English sparrows and starlings. Attach on a martin pole or place in an environment where you want to control sparrows and starlings - critical to bluebird and purple martin nesting success. New figure 8-shaped trigger quickly closes the lids on the two side catch compartments New, totally rust-proof construction with 4-color package that sells the benefits of this product

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
59 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance of the pet supplies. They mention that it works well and is the best trap they've ever used. The instructions are clear and easy to read. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the quality, ease of use, and versatility of the product.

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22 customers mention19 positive3 negative

Customers like the performance of the pet supplies. They say it works well, is amazing, and the best trap they've ever used. Some say the trap itself is okay, but the mechanism bends easily. Overall, most recommend the product to others.

"...All in all it works well." Read more

"...One unhappy rat also got trapped.The trap itself is okay but the trap mechanism bends easily and has to be straightened, so no 5 stars." Read more

"...in a way because I thought to my myself...cool...this trap actually DOES catch birds!..." Read more

"...(I didn't mount it, just set it on something or on the ground), and worked well. I recommend this trap. It is easy and affective...." Read more

10 customers mention4 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the pet supplies. Some say it's good quality and lasts for years, while others say it is fragile and easy to break. The trap lids and doors are of very low aluminum quality and the springs are broken.

"...The bird was alive...but barely alive. It was badly injured. Within a few moments I watched it pass...." Read more

"This arrived well packaged, in good shape...." Read more

"...getting into the side cages, and once in there, they are in severe danger of injury...." Read more

"...This has to be constantly reset. It is good quality and does catch birds though." Read more

9 customers mention6 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the pet supplies. Some mention it's easy to use and last for years, with clear instructions. Others say that it looks broken and there are no directions on how to set the trap.

"...I recommend this trap. It is easy and affective. It is smaller than I expected, but that didn't keep the big bluejays from falling for the trap" Read more

"...are directions on how to put it together, but absolutely nothing on how to set the trap, so we are just guessing that we have done it correctly!..." Read more

"...The trap was super easy to set up and mount, and the sparrows love the popcorn we use as bait. We would highly recommend this trap to others." Read more

"Easy to set.I placed some bread scraps around and inside of trap. Really like the holding compartment in the middle...." Read more

5 customers mention3 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the versatility of the product. Some mention that it is good quality and does catch birds, while others say that it's a killer and maimer of larger birds.

"...This has to be constantly reset. It is good quality and does catch birds though." Read more

"...many positive reviews: it is effectively nothing but a killer/maimer of larger birds, and this should be obvious to anyone who takes a quick look at..." Read more

"Worked Great to remove and discourage sparrows from my Martin housing. Best year of martins I've had" Read more

"...It is an eyesore in the yard, and it doesn't work. Large birds go in and I have to go out and release them. Mocking birds and bluejays...." Read more

Works like a charm!
4 Stars
Works like a charm!
Absolutely amazed at how well this works. Had an issue with the nuts falling off of the spring on a inside door. Was a pain in the a~~ to fix! Actually had to fix it twice! Second time we put more lock tight on it than should be necessary. Other than that it is amazing!!!! Would have gotten 5 stars if it wouldn’t have fallen apart.
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David Pryor
5.0 out of 5 stars Works Well
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013
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I've been using this trap for about 3 weeks and I'm very pleased with it. I used to have a lot of sparrows and starlings at my hanging bird feeder. I've been catching on an average of 2 birds per day. I would probably catch more but they won't come around when I'm working in my yard and if I go away for the day I don't catch more than 1 or 2 by the time I get back. I started out catching sparrows which have thinned out, and now I'm catching mostly starlings. I take them around 2 miles away and let them go. I've found that the best way to catch them is to take my bird feeder down and set the trap on the ground under where the bird feeder was. Then I put bird feed inside the trap. After 1-2 hours there will be a starling in the trap. So far I've only caught 1 bird that I didn't want to catch. That was a dove. I do catch an occasional chipmunk and today I caught a squirrel. All in all it works well.
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Barbara L.
4.0 out of 5 stars it works
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2011
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After the sparrows destroyed the peas and got into the beans and berries and, and, and despite netting I purchased in my desperate situation this trap. Well, not one sparrow was dumb enough to get into it. I will try it again in spring to get rid of these pesky birds, maybe it will work for me then? :-((
Too expensive in my opinion.

Now we have January 2012 and I tried again the trap and it works. The birds are hungry and not only the sparrows enter the trap. I release all other native birds, only the English sparrows are not spared. They are nuisance birds which occupy also the birdhouses for the natives and are quite aggressive. One unhappy rat also got trapped.
The trap itself is okay but the trap mechanism bends easily and has to be straightened, so no 5 stars.
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Richard Breed
1.0 out of 5 stars Bird Killer it is!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014
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I bought this trap hoping to capture the sparrows around my house who've been harrassing my nesting bluebirds. I had high hopes since I'm a bird lover and this trap seemed perfect. Trap the sparrows...relocate them FAR AWAY...and if I caught another bird by mistake I can just let them go unharmed. Sounded PERFECT! Not so much. I had this trap for 2 weeks...didn't catch one single sparrow. The sparrows were around that's for sure...very curious but never went inside. I followed the other suggestions from other reviews concerning the trap....I placed it under my bird feeders and baited both the compartments with black sunflower seeds/white bread/popcorn. To no avail. In fact, I found it to be extremily annoying since the only thing that was setting off the trap was my local squirrel. It was like clockwork...I'd set the traps...and within an hour or two the freaking squirrel would set off both sides. That alone was enough for me to almost smash it into a million pieces. However...I was determined to capture those stupid sparrows because now the bluebirds had laid their eggs. This morning I looked outside and saw that ONLY ONE of the trap doors were down. I thought geez...could it be? The squirrel normally knocks down BOTH doors! Perhaps finally I caught a sparrow or was it just another false alarm? Nope...caught a bird...but it was a beloved chickadee. I was sort of excited in a way because I thought to my myself...cool...this trap actually DOES catch birds! BUT...when I opened the middle compartment to let out the little guy...it barely moved. The bird was alive...but barely alive. It was badly injured. Within a few moments I watched it pass. If you know chickadee's they are very brave and have no problem being next to humans. I kid you not...it's little mate literally sat no more than 5 feet from me watching all of this happen. I'm HEARTBROKEN. This trap is THE WORST! If I could give it negative stars I would! As I'm typing this...I'm litterally looking outside and watching the mate...still in the same spot looking for it's partner. This trap flat out sucks and I wish I never bought this thing. Unreal.
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WhenKindnessFails
3.0 out of 5 stars Wish There Were a Better Sparrow Trap
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2014
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Advertising did not make clear that this live-trap for non-native house sparrows is designed primarily to catch sparrows seeking nest sites; we wanted it to catch sparrows that are swarming our sunflower-seed feeder, keeping native birds away. Called the seller's rep, who told us the trap also would work by attracting sparrows to bait like popcorn. That didn't work for us, but we now have caught about 20 sparrows, by baiting with black-oil sunflower, and setting the trap on the ground beneath the feeder. Unfortunately, we also have caught several Carolina wrens and one white-winged dove. And, the fox squirrels increasingly spoil the trap’s readiness by constantly tripping the doors. So, today, after a few months use, we mounted the trap on the metal feeder pole, using the hardware supplied. And, that is what precipitated this review. The mounting hardware seems to have been designed by a 12-year-old! Took us over an hour, mainly because the mounting plate must be fastened inside the trap’s holding compartment. That would not have been so difficult had we been able to use a ratchet-type socket wrench. But, instead, had to fumble around with a “crescent wrench.” Why?—because the nuts were not 3/8” or 7/16”…no, they were about 13/32”!! (or, about 9.8 mm, for you metric folks). Do YOU have a socket that size? Oh, and by the way, there is another wren already in the trap. Think we are gonna go to mist-netting.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of sparrows, none in trap
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2013
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This arrived well packaged, in good shape. There are directions on how to put it together, but absolutely nothing on how to set the trap, so we are just guessing that we have done it correctly! We have lots of sparrows, but none in the trap. Could be much better.
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Tony S
5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2011
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I purchased this item to eliminate bluejay pests. Although I have caught several sparrows, it was the bluejays that made my day. Since getting this trap I have relocated (4) bluejays that were terrorizing my young fruit tress and garden.

I caught them, transported them miles away; and now I have a little peace. Besides the whole in each piece of fruit and the broken limbs, getting rid of that morning shriek was an added bonus.

The trap is easy to use (I didn't mount it, just set it on something or on the ground), and worked well. I recommend this trap. It is easy and affective. It is smaller than I expected, but that didn't keep the big bluejays from falling for the trap
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