Unfortunately, I just saw a grackle kill a house sparrow. Anyone know how to get rid of grackles?
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creeker
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 06:02 PM
Unfortunately, I just saw a grackle kill a house sparrow. Anyone know how to get rid of grackles?
Is that a bad thing? Too many House Sparrows out there.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 06:55 PM
House Sparrows kill native species during nesting season, so there probably won't be too many who will sympathize.
Grackles are a native bird, so legally they are to be left alone. If you have a food source they like, you can stop feeding the birds for a time.
Grackles are a native bird, so legally they are to be left alone. If you have a food source they like, you can stop feeding the birds for a time.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 07:51 PM
Grackles are everywhere anyway, so I think it would be hard to get rid of them.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 08:31 PM
I wouldn't mind if I had some grackles to kill the house sparrows. Not sure why anyone would want to stop nature at work, anyway. Unless it was a grizzly trying to kill you or something.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 11:32 PM
How do I get the grackles around here to start doing this
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 02:51 AM
I like grackles, and would be OK if they decided to take out a few House Sparrows!
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 04:55 AM
My crows get the grackle nestlings, so what goes around, comes around...
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