Feeding Invasive birds

[DMR_214]

Cute and cuddly ,or small and vicious. Two types of residents , near my local feed store. Although, it may be deceiving to an untrained eye, I clearly & quickly differentiate who's who. The same cannot be said about our local folks. Here I'm watching 4 jolly O's sparrows, out of about 10, enjoy a nice treat that's given to them on a daily, from what seems to be a giant bottomless pit dispensary of goodies for invasive critters. I mean there everywhere, from rock, Eurasian, white winged doves, starlings , grackles, crows, pshhh Don't even get me started with sparrows.
A quick Google search brings me to find there is no city ordinance or laws prohibiting the use of air rifles in city limits.. No fps limit ,no season ,not one mention of airgun , not compresed air stuff absolutely nothing. Only Pb's. Of coarse that doesn't mean I get to sling lead all over the place like Yosemite Sam. Also the animal control here doesn't even try to catch stray animals even if u call them. If they do they spade or neutere then release . So there's literally a different gang of cats&dogs in almost every block. (A lot of hungry stomachs)
Besides talking to the owners of the feed store to stop feeding the invasive pests,I'm stumped at what could possibly be done. They look like they'd have a heart attack if I even mention dispatching these little critters. (Birds not cats and dogs)
I'll be posting pics of all the wildlife around the area , kinda get a sample of the chaos going on here.

 

[DMR_214]

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Sounds like.my.neck of the woods animal control?...they don't know what that is

 

[DMR_214]

I just might need to look into a budget air pistol , the kind that has some sorta Bluetooth connection with invasive species at about 40 yards or so. Like something James Bond would use (or the equivalent of today's John wick) ,

 

[Miami Airgunner]

You need a good HW 75... Perfect low power insanely accurate pistol.

Safe just about anywhere

 

[dv8eod]

A 1322 for certain. Lots of add-ons to choose from for many different purposes.
Nailing the eurasians is considered a bonus. They're delicious

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

A 1322 for certain. Lots of add-ons to choose from for many different purposes.
Nailing the eurasians is considered a bonus. They're delicious

I prefer the 2289 drifter package; couple extra pieces and a bag

 

[DesertSilver]

White dove is invasive?

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Might check laws about bb guns or just guns in general. Some places apply them across the board. Here there is nothing saying I can't go outside and shoot pellets...they say it's just like a bb gun and no bb gun shooting in city limits...can't wait to move

 

[JDR]

HW 30 if you can afford it. If not a Amazon or Walmart cheap springer. A Crossman 760 or Daisy 880 with say 4 pumps might be quiet enough for close range. I oppose shooting BBs in the City due to richochet like my neighbor's $800 SUV window I paid for. Although it may be legal now. One old lady complaining to City Hall would probably result in a new ordinance stopping air gun use. That is what I do. In my opinion, would be hard to find city residents who would speak on your behalf of allowing airguns.

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

I know what you mean. I have a neighbor that feeds the birds, and it'd always sparrows, starlings, and grackles. They scare everything else away. I started shooting them when they get in my yard or along the back easement line up on the piles and wires. They drop into the brush, and the cats and foxes get them.

Since I've been pretty diligent the last few years, they've really thinned out. Mostly because they learned it's not safe. Now I get alot more song birds.

I actually have a new set over mourning doves that made a nest in my honeysuckle on my fence, right outside my side door. So close, I can hear the rattle in their chest before they actually release their call.

Cardinals, brown thrashers, wrens, doves, swallows, titmouse, nuthatch, and a few mated pairs of northern flickers all live here now in my backyard. They've learned they're safe here and I take out the trash birds and not them.

Oh, and TONS of robins... I wish I pop them, just to bring down the numbers.

 

[Florida_Man]

What’s with the hate of grackles? They aren’t an invasive.

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

What’s with the hate of grackles? They aren’t an invasive.

They attack and destroy song bird nests, mainly cardinals and swallows. Their poop is very acidic as well.

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

Here is one of my doves sitting on her nest

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

Just fed one of the house sparrows his last meal. 21 grain baracuda from the notos.

 

[FelixS]

Ermm, you might want to specifically search your home town for air gun restrictions within city limits.

 

[dv8eod]

White dove is invasive?

White doves aren't, but the eurasians sure are.
It threw me a bit with some of the birds in his list, too. Not all are invasive.

 

[DMR_214]

What’s with the hate of grackles? They aren’t an invasive.

My neighbor likes to grow stuff. He says the black birds(grackles and crows), and mostly little brown birds wipe out his little crops. (assuming sparrows)Last year his sunflowers were decimated ,by these little gremlins. Oh and in TX , they are.

 

[DMR_214]

Just fed one of the house sparrows his last meal. 21 grain baracuda from the notos.View attachment 359944

Nice ...

 

[DMR_214]

Just the ones with the little white strip on there wing. I believe. There are literally thousands of them here under bridges ,on perches, on telephone poles, on top of buildings. From east side of town to out of town. Probably a few sitting on my trashcan right now too.

White dove is invasive?