Bird B Gone - Bi-Level Sparrow Trap - Spacious Two-Chamber 8"x12"x16" Cage - Efficient Multiple Capture Design - Durable & Lightweight (4 lbs) - Humane Bird Control

First off don't get discouraged, I went almost a full month without getting a single bird in the trap. I tried moving it to a new location, under a bird feeder where there was some food on the ground already. I then put some fresh seed in it and after 2 more days finally got my first bird. The wrong type of bird but it was a start. I have 3 bird feeders. I stopped putting food in 2 of them to see if that might help. I finally got 2 sparrows in 1 day. So that proved to me the trap does work but maybe it's more about how you set it up. I went on to try letting all the bird feeds run out of feed and kept fresh food in the trap. I started getting a few sparrows every few days. I noticed that many times they went in one side and right out the other side. So the opening that is closest to the edge of the cage I put some sticks in the way. They can still get around them if they try but it's not as easy. It seems to cause them to panic a bit and when they turn around they see the opening into the large part of the trap. I started getting about 5 sparrows a day. At the most 8 sparrows in one day. I noticed it started to decline a bit with me just putting food in the trap only. So I started putting a little bit in the feeder above the trap. This seems to work best and the rest of the birds can get some food too. I caught 146 sparrows in 45 days. It seems once you get about 5 birds in the trap it's less likely more enter. I am now only getting about 1-2 a week, also keep in mind the time of the year also matters. From what I hear winter is best but so far early summer was best for me. Hope this helps someone else from what I learned so far.

I bought this several months ago to get rid of sparrows at my feeder and keep them from nesting in my dryer air vents. I have done everything I know about enticing sparrows (favorite food, trap placement, etc.). Even with large, young, in-experienced broods, not even a single sparrow has entered this so called sparrow trap. Upon closer examination, it appears to me birds cannot figure out how to enter the cage due to poor placement of the entrances to the cage. Sparrows use it as a perch! This trap reminds me of a mini version of a lobster trap my dad used to make. This cage is probably more suitable as a crawdad trap! I rigged up a netting trap system using netting material from the hardware store to trap and remove sparrows from my backyard. spent a lot less than this farce of a trap! Don't waste your money as I did.

Don’t be confused by the other reviews the entrances obviously go down, there’s no perch for a bird to land on so down is the only way that will work sparrows aren’t gonna hover to try to get in. The trap will work sitting on the ground under a feeder. If the grass is kept short, but better is a platform to set it on. I used a stone slab from a sink cutout set up on stakes so it didn’t kill my grass under it. Sprinkle some seed in the trap and around the entrances caught 5 sparrows on the first day. Sparrows aren’t the only thing that can get in so be kind and put a sunshade over the top of the trap and water bowl in it when you set it out. Is this the best designed trap I’ve seen or used no but price an automatic trap and this one becomes more attractive. Yes an occasional bird escapes I can live with that. It’s a matter of economics if your passionate enough about getting rid of annoying sparrows buy the more expensive better designed automatic traps if your interested in lessening the population, but not enough to drop $150 is then this trap a good alternative. Removing birds is a matter of a gloved hand reach in catch the one you want and either release or …. Oh, a hard impact with the ground can be facilitated with one hand, leaving the other free to prevent the rest from escaping. Otherwise you probably need two people to effectively empty the trap.

First of all, based on other reviews, I immediately spray-painted it black. I noticed that there is no "handle" to pick it up with (and to identify top vs bottom). But I surmised, based on the latching mechanism, that the door door swings up to close, and down to open. After an unproductive day, I turned the cage over, so that the two entrances are easier to find, because they are flush with the deck, like a walk-in shower stall. And I "primed the pump" with a teaspoon of seeds just inside each entrance. (Note: That isn't possible when the entrances are elevated above the deck, instead of flush.) In both orientations, a container of seeds was visible in the main captivity chamber. But the additional teaspoons show the way to the mother lode. With that setup I catch several sparrows every day. But so far, they are not the house sparrows. So I release them traumatized, but otherwise unharmed.

Arrived severely bent on three sides, but still works. Regarding which way is ‘up’, the manufacturer’s photo shows the entrances upwards. I tried both ways, more Sparrows with entrances on the ground per other comments, because hey wont hover to enter. I caught 1-3 Sparrows per day. I added water/feeder trays inside using spray paint caps cut to 3/4” height, duct taped to the cage. I also added a ‘roof’ to make it more homey. About 1/3 escaped quickly, so I bent the one-way entrance wires to make the three entrance outlets smaller. One Sparrow still went in-and-out three times in 30 minutes. Day-6; I flipped the cage ‘right side up’ per the manufacture photo, and added a perch outside each entrance using sticks zip tied to the cage. To prevent escapes, I added 3” pieces of shirt hanger wire swinging over the outlet of the three one-way entrances. They have to swing it out of the way to enter, then gravity swings it closed (results TBD, update asap). Next I’m going to paint it black per the suggestions.

Returned it because it was too small for my use.

First off this did not come with instructions I flipped the cage both ways. The way in the video is the way to place it on the ground. After looking at it it makes since. And don’t have bird feed at any feeders. So the trash birds will come to this. I put feathers and seed string things sparrows like. I had several attacking my purple Martin gourds. The first day I caught two sparrows the next day three. So I’m going to continue to leave it out: when I catch one I trim their wings. Put it back to draw in more. With a small bowl of water. When you clip their wings it keeps them from flying high and breeding that breeding season no bird will mate with them. So if one gets out the wings are trimmed. When I had the cage flipped over opposite of the way in my video a female sparrow did find the way out in a few hours. So I suggest keeping it how I have it in the video with the exit not at ground/floor level. I need more time to see if any escape this way. That’s the con about this trap no latch door to close just like a sparrow escape room some may find the way out some may not: it was half the cost than others. So for the price for me it’s getting the job done. So I’m glad I got it.

I have a horse barn (pole barn) and the sparrows attempt to take over. I wouldn’t mind except they literally crap on EVERYTHING and rip apart the insulation in the roof and make a mess and destroy stuff. Someone in a local horse group recommended this product, I read reviews and was reluctant but it worked for her so I trusted her. I set the trap and didn’t catch anything for the first week but now I’m getting some each day. I bent some of the spikes in the second section but I don’t think that was needed. I read some reviews that it’s hard to load food. I put the trap in my barn and sprinkles black oil sunflower seeds all over and then filled a cat liter container top with a pile and put that in the trap door. It took a couple days for the little hellions to discover the lure and the trap but I got ‘em! Looking forward to nappin some more.

This trap does not work even with the sparrow's favorite bait. Its a waste of good money that I cant get back

If I could give it a 0, I would, not happy with it.