Woodpeckers

Teakettle · Apr 2, 2016

Just like last spring, there's a big woodpecker pounding away at a trim board outside the bedroom every morning around 6am. He's already made a hole about two inches across. Last year when I repaired the damage I verified that the wood is solid, so he's not looking for bugs, just for a nice resonant place to knock. I don't like repeatedly doing carpentry twenty feet up in the air, so does anyone know whether replacing the board with something like Azek would make it less attractive to our little friend?

Switchflicker · Apr 2, 2016

Your little friend is only trying to attract a girlfriend. Leave him alone!!

Seriously though, I have the same problem, but he's banging away on the downspout. I used to get up and cuss him away, but he kept coming back until his lady saw him for what he was. Then they happily flew off into the sunset, or sunrise.

jlewis457 · Apr 2, 2016

we had one that would peck on our cover on the TV signal booster he would do it so much it would mess up the TV and the cover was plastic. Boy would that sound get any other woodpeckers to try and out do him it was neat to listen to butt it would tick you off when watching the morning news

Mark-Ia · Apr 2, 2016

We have one that bangs away on our metal stove pipe.

Davidj · Apr 2, 2016

Hang a foil pie plate near where he likes to peck. The movement scares them off. Worked for me.

Brendon Warren · Apr 2, 2016

The woodpecker pecked on the schoolhouse door, he pecked and he pecked 'till his pecker got sore!

Fordfarmer · Apr 2, 2016

Had a great-aunt who had that problem. She liked birds (always lots of bird feeders out - sunflower seeds, suet, cracked corn, etc.), but she had limits, too. Her solution was a .22 rifle.

Janicholson · Apr 2, 2016

Put a page sized picture of a fox in the corner of the window facing out. Cheap!! Jim

RayP(MI) · Apr 2, 2016

Problem here went away when we resided house with vinyl siding and all exposed wood trim with aluminum trim.

Except the pecker head that decided to hammer on an empty overhead fuel tank. Could sure get that thing resonating.

fixerupper · Apr 2, 2016

We used to have one hammering away on the ball on the end of the ridge cap just above my bedroom window. Their little brain must be well packaged in their skull to take that kid of banging. I've never seen one knock itself unconscious. LOL

Greg K · Apr 2, 2016

Can you put a dab of tannerite where he's pecking lol?

J.Wondergem · Apr 2, 2016

Got one here that likes to peck on the metal chimney cap.

glennster · Apr 2, 2016

Tape a picture of nnalert up there, it 'll scare the heck out of him. I Use em on the corn crib to keep the racoons out. Works good. ;-)

Tom OConnor · Apr 2, 2016

Yep, We had one that tried to destroy the corner of the house. The painter told my wife that he couldn't decide whether the woodpecker did the most damage or her husbands 12gauge but we no longer have woodpecker problems.

brutus49DC · Apr 2, 2016

They have a sac filled with fluid in their head that acts as a shock absorber. I used to think they were pretty stupid to bang away on a metal wagon box. A friend told me they do it to get attention for mating purposes making as much noise as possible.

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