Sparrow shooter is dead
Filed under Sparrow
I regret to say that after seven hard years of work, I am abandoning the Sparrow shooter aka, Thunderbird, RBS, or GSAR. In the end, it was a great experience to learn from but the results were not the direction I wanted to become known for. Ultimately, the Sparrow shooter was a tool that eliminated [...]
Tags: pellet guns, Purple Martins
It’s in your guts, I’m telling you
Filed under Thunderbird
I stalled out for awhile, had a BIG creative slump. Hit a block wall and could not solve the technical problems that faced me.
Tags: BIG, European Starling, House Sparrow, Martin Landlords, Project Thunderbird, Purple Martin Landlords, Purple Martins, The Blair Chronicles Blog Archive The, Thunderbird
Remote Bullseye Shooter (RBS)
Filed under RBS
Martin Landlords face a choice every year on how they want to handle the Purple Martins two most notorious predators. Discussions have gone on for decades about what’s right and wrong and what works best. It is not my purpose to debate those issues here.
Tags: BB, Martin Landlords, Purple Martins, RBS, Remote Bullseye Shooter, Thunderbird history, Tinkering
The GSAR Project
Filed under GSAR
“The GSAR Project” was born because I wanted an “easier way” to put a stop to the never ending battle between my Purple Martins and one of their enemies, the common house sparrow.
Tags: First The, GSAR, Mission Background, Purple Martins, Remote Control Video Camera Guided Sparrow Assault Rover, Thunderbird history
