Thread: Trapping Myna Birds

I had reasonable success myna trapping, but best if more people were doing it of course. I caught 1000, but they just kept coming even though I never saw more than about 20 at a time.

• I got the super cheap white sandwich bread loaves from Woolworths and created a U shaped peg to pin about 4-5 slices in the middle of the first cage.
• Brown bread was no good. Cat biscuits were laughed at.
• Only tend to your trap in hours of darkness or they will catch on. I just went out after sunset and reloaded.
• I put a corflute roof on and added a water bottle.
• Best done in winter when cold, wet & windy.
• Max catch was 29 in one trap in one day, but varied wildly with 5-11 being a common catch.
• Scatter a small amount of white bread outside to get your first birds interested.
• I'd say put the trap close to some tree branches to deter hawks which can get interested and scare the mynas off.
• Once you have your first bird, you're on the gravy train. Always keep a decoy bird after each cull.
• I live on an orchard and the flock in on windy days. Windy and cold days were best for me. They're hungry in the cold.
• Sometimes caught sparrows, but they nest on our buildings, so not a fan. Very rare to catch anything else.

Pretty awesome traps really as they are quite species specific. I just need a way to automate the culling each night!

Cam