The funnel trap entrance(s) can be easily closed by removing the ties from the posts and securely joining the ends of the wire fence together. In general, traps should be baited and opened in the late evening, checked first thing in the morning, and left wide open (so birds can become accustomed to entering and exiting the trap) for the rest of the day. When checking larger traps, one handler should enter the enclosure through the funnel entrance and drive birds through the open doorway into a holding box or net. In smaller traps, birds can be removed by a handler outside the enclosure with a hand-held keep net. Birds can be removed individually and processed at the capture site or transferred to a travel container and transported to a nearby processing site.
