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The Tomahawk Model 503 Starling Trap is a double door rigid live trap designed to catch starling, grackles and similar sized birds. This trap features a convenient release door which provides easy access to trapped birds. It can hold 15+ grackle-size birds at one time.
This trap does not have actual doors that close but has wire at the end of a funnel entrance that can be bent to adjust the size if needed, not required.
Product Documents
| Target pests | Grackle-size birds |
|---|---|
| For use in | Residential and commercial, urban and rural areas, indoors or outdoors |
| Dimensions | 36" x 16" x 12" - 1" x 1" 14 gauge wire mesh |
| Special Features |
* Double funnel entry * Convenient release door * Small mesh pattern * Can hold 15+ grackle-size birds |
| Warranty | One Year Warranty against factory defects |
| Shipping Weight | 14.00 lbs |
| Manufacturer | Tomahawk Live Trap (Mfg. Number: 503) |
Incredibly effective trap!
By Zach on 08/21/2020
I bought this trap to catch starlings which have invaded my bird feeders. They come in large numbers and bully the smaller birds. I was skeptical of this trap as some reviewers of it online mentioned how it was ineffective for them. I don't know what they are doing wrong. I took some peanut suet and broke it up by the entrances and placed more inside of the trap. In 2 days, i caught 20 birds. All were starlings. I didn't need to bend the funnel tines, but others have said they needed to. I'm my state, there is no limit to how many starlings you can catch as they are invasive and non native. I'm really impressed with this trap. It was worth the high price tag. If something happened to my current trap, i wouldn't hesitate to buy another.
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A True Starling Live Trap
By Will on 02/26/2016
You where not much help, the wire you made the trap out of was 1x1 and it didn't work well because, most starling got out threw the wire. Perhaps you where saving money be not making the trap out of 1/2 x1 wire. But now I have detailed plan to make a working Double Door Starling Live Trap.
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23 of 27 people found this review helpful
Tomahawk Starling Trap
By Anne on 05/01/2020
The trap is working great! It is really helping me eliminate some of the immediate starling population in my area. I had some Red Belly Woodpeckers set up a nest in my back yard and the starlings immediately took over the nest, which was very upsetting. This prompted my purchase of the trap and I am very happy with the results! This invasive species needs to be eliminated whenever possible for the well being of native woodpecker populations. Thank you for this great tool!
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18 of 18 people found this review helpful
Eastern Starling Trappings
By Deb on 12/03/2014
I've done everything recommended but cannot get those pesky birds to go into the trap. Looked so easy on youtube and on the website.
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13 of 14 people found this review helpful
The good and the bad
By Tim on 03/26/2021
The good part about this trap is the following: It is well constructed and will last a long time. the design is functional and works. we have caught a lot of starlings since we have had this trap. Now the bad: the only real issue with this is that there needed to be small fence that is put in the cage on the exit of the trap entrance. starlings are very smart birds and it did not take them very long to discover that they could get out the same way they got in. I fixed this be using chicken and putting up a "fence that distracts the birds from utilizing the entrance as an escape route. this did not fix the issue entirely but reduce the number of birds escaping severely.
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Your product title states 'Starling' trap, but under description you state 'Grackle' trap. Which is it and how do the birds compare in size?
Common grackles are a type of blackbird that measure 11-13.4 inches in length and weigh 2.5-5 oz. Starlings are one of the three most common nuisance birds, and they are slightly smaller, measuring 7.9-9.7 inches in length and weighing 2.1-3.4 oz. Any birds in this size range would fit inside the Tomahawk Double Door Starling Live Trap - Model 503.
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The Tomahawk Starling Trap with Two Trap Doors - Model 503 can be used to trap starlings and other similar size birds. Starlings measure 7.9-9.7 inches in length and cowbirds range from 7.5 - 8.7 inches in length so yes, any birds in this size range would fit.
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What wire size is being used on this trap? I had gotten another trap and the birds went through it. Mesh MUCH too large.
Tomahawk Starling Trap with Two Trap Doors - Model 503 can be used to trap starlings and other similiar size birds. Sparrows range in size from 4-7" so it is possible they can be trapped in this trap also.
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Tomahawk Starling Trap with Two Trap Doors - Model 503
Rating: 4.3 (29 Reviews / 5 Q&A)
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