Animal Damage Control - Sparrows and Starlings

Question 1

(True or False)

2,000 starlings at a feed lot will easily consume 2 tons of feed a month.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Sparrows can cause large amounts of damage to:
A. Berries
B. Buds and blossoms of cultivated trees
C. Tender garden plants as they emerge from the ground
D. Garden seeds as they ripen
E. All of the above
F. None of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

(True or False)

When control is needed, elimination of nesting and roosting sites may offer the best long term control

Answer 3

True

Question 4

(True or False)
English sparrow’s nests are protected while the offspring is too young to fend for themselves, but nests can be destroyed when the nest is abandoned.

Answer 4

False (Destroying nests AND THE YOUNG in them at 10-12 day intervals is a highly recommended form of control.)

Question 5

(True or False)

Scarecrows have proven to be an extremely successful scaring tool to keep birds out of an area.

Answer 5

False