Since it's a guy thing, you want to make him sound small and ineffectual, so he's embarrassed and suffers from performance anxiety, and the other guys laugh at him.
Go to the big box hardware store near you, purchase a few canvas drop cloths. Hang them over his favorite drumming wall to muffle the sound, be prepared to move them around, and take them down after local nesting is over.
Go to your local Ace hardware store and get some of the mechanical, sound activated spiders. I put two on the side f my house where woodpeckers were destroying the siding and i never heard one peck after that.
I understand NASA had woodpecker issues also. They did a study and found out woodpeckers like rough, bark colored surfaces. You know anything that looks like a tree, must be a tree. My neighbor had woodpecker problems, and covered the holes with OJ lids. When he repainted his house in a lighter bluer color, the woodpeckers never bothered his house again. It has been woodpecker free for 14 years.
I've read that if you install a birdhouse (I'm assuming you got the dimensions right for your flickers), you should cover the hole with a thin piece of wood with a rough hole in the middle -- this makes it more tempting for them to move in. Also, make sure the birdhouse has thick walls, and plan on replacing it every couple of years, since they'll continue pecking on the inside to enlarge and remodel.
I bought some critter ridder from Lowes and sprayed our house and the woodpeckers didnt come around anymore that year. They were back the next year so I sprayed again and haven't seen them at all this year. The critter ridder lasts for about 30 days so you may have to spray more than once
Putting something like a child's pinwheel or somthing twirly hanging from the area should discourage them. You can fill the holes already made with steel wook and they should not come back to that space
Woodpeckers eat the bugs they find when they drill holes into wood. I'd suggest pulling down some of the siding boards and see what's behind. My guess is that you'll find an infestation. Woodpeckers aren't the problem it's the bugs they are eating.
I go along with thecarol. The birds are after bugs which could have been laid last fall and hatched. Apart from taking the boards off, contact an exterminator to check the infestation and treat, and that will then cure the woodpecker problem.
Queenoid has the right idea with the hardieplank - concrete board is pretty much impervious to bugs and rot. It looks like you've got a ton of damage (all those metal patches) so might as well re-side with hardie plank.
We sided our house with Hardieboard. It cost us, but the problem is solved forever, as Hardieboard is made of cement. And tried not to smirk when the neighbors started mentioning that they were having woodpecker trouble - the birds moved from our house to theirs!!!
It's probably territorial noisemaking.
Since it's a guy thing, you want to make him sound small and ineffectual, so he's embarrassed and suffers from performance anxiety, and the other guys laugh at him.
Go to the big box hardware store near you, purchase a few canvas drop cloths. Hang them over his favorite drumming wall to muffle the sound, be prepared to move them around, and take them down after local nesting is over.
Good luck!
Margrreet 2 years ago
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laurencool128 2 years ago
Go to your local Ace hardware store and get some of the mechanical, sound activated spiders. I put two on the side f my house where woodpeckers were destroying the siding and i never heard one peck after that.
speedknitter 2 years ago
I understand NASA had woodpecker issues also. They did a study and found out woodpeckers like rough, bark colored surfaces. You know anything that looks like a tree, must be a tree. My neighbor had woodpecker problems, and covered the holes with OJ lids. When he repainted his house in a lighter bluer color, the woodpeckers never bothered his house again. It has been woodpecker free for 14 years.
laurencool128 2 years ago
great video. Woodpeckers go for bugs, are there bugs eating up you home? What makes your home so encouraging to dig for bugs at?
JoKollene 2 years ago
I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. I'm getting on it.
marcsotkin 2 years ago
I've read that if you install a birdhouse (I'm assuming you got the dimensions right for your flickers), you should cover the hole with a thin piece of wood with a rough hole in the middle -- this makes it more tempting for them to move in. Also, make sure the birdhouse has thick walls, and plan on replacing it every couple of years, since they'll continue pecking on the inside to enlarge and remodel.
knitmensch 2 years ago
Install sprinklers with motion sensor. Water should keep woodpeckers off the house.
abuguchie 2 years ago
I bought some critter ridder from Lowes and sprayed our house and the woodpeckers didnt come around anymore that year. They were back the next year so I sprayed again and haven't seen them at all this year. The critter ridder lasts for about 30 days so you may have to spray more than once
DonniaW 2 years ago
Sometimes they drill just to make the noise and establish territory...it may have nothing to do with food.
I read on the 'net that netting 3" away from the wall works well.
cavinggirl 2 years ago
Putting something like a child's pinwheel or somthing twirly hanging from the area should discourage them. You can fill the holes already made with steel wook and they should not come back to that space
tamiandhope 2 years ago
Woodpeckers eat the bugs they find when they drill holes into wood. I'd suggest pulling down some of the siding boards and see what's behind. My guess is that you'll find an infestation. Woodpeckers aren't the problem it's the bugs they are eating.
thecarol2 2 years ago
I go along with thecarol. The birds are after bugs which could have been laid last fall and hatched. Apart from taking the boards off, contact an exterminator to check the infestation and treat, and that will then cure the woodpecker problem.
Hope this helps
Kate
agardengal 2 years ago
Queenoid has the right idea with the hardieplank - concrete board is pretty much impervious to bugs and rot. It looks like you've got a ton of damage (all those metal patches) so might as well re-side with hardie plank.
thecarol2 2 years ago
I second the motion...it's the first thing I thought when watching.
amykathryn35 2 years ago
i love this video!! hysterical!!
westyjames 2 years ago
We sided our house with Hardieboard. It cost us, but the problem is solved forever, as Hardieboard is made of cement. And tried not to smirk when the neighbors started mentioning that they were having woodpecker trouble - the birds moved from our house to theirs!!!
queenoid 2 years ago