Does anybody have experience using a starling trap to catch large numbers of birds?
bbasher,1. What do you consider to be "large numbers of birds"?
2. Is this a one time job or do you expect it to be on going.
Many types and sizes of traps can be used to trap starlings. WCS has several-
http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com/removal/Bird_Traps.html A GOOGLE search will bring up many designs.
One design that has received many favorable comments is
Starling Trap Plans-
http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/EuropeanStarlings.asp Scroll down to TRAPPING for basic plans for building a starling trap. It is very similar to the Bird Barrier© starling trap.
Starling Trap-
http://www.birdbarrier.com/item/tt-st10/starling-trap-ea/.