Said there are two woodpecker species doing must of the rapping on the sides of houses and on aluminum gutters this time of.
How to stop a woodpecker from pecking my gutters.
1 it is metal 2 it changes the sound and 3 woodpeckers don t like shiny objects.
Woodpeckers like to feed on suet which is made from the fat of a cow and is available for purchase at wild bird or pet stores.
If you have problems with those pests woodpeckers will keep coming back.
Place a suet woodpecker feeder near the outside of your home.
Feeding stations may keep woodpeckers away from gutters.
While the woodpecker is damaging your siding it s not the woodpecker s fault.
Cover all holes as soon as possible.
When looking at how to deter woodpeckers make sure you deal with other issues such as carpenter ants carpenter bees leaf cutter bees wasps and others that dig into your roof eaves siding fences and trees.
In this way they are protecting the environment from onslaughts of unwanted insect infestations.
If the woodpecker favors a specific spot on your gutters you can also take measures to deaden the sound.
Woodpecker pecking on metal gutter 0 i recently hung a big bird feeder in my yard in front of my kitchen window.
Although a woodpecker s ability to peck into trees when in search of food is well known many species drill into wood where no insects exist.
This behavior known as drumming is a rhythmic pecking sequence.
Placing some type of padding on the opposite side of the gutter from the drumming site can sometimes accomplish this.
Place aluminum flashing over the areas where the woodpecker is pecking.
Leaving at least ten dead trees per acre is advised to help woodpeckers with their natural habitat.
Hang the feeder well away from the ground so the suet doesn t get eaten by other creatures.
I know that my woodpeckers are constantly patrolling the woods nearby.
Woodpecker pecking down my house one peck at a time.
Woodpeckers excavate rotting wood to find food.
The flashing will stop the pecking at that spot because.
They eat the bugs inside.
Woodpeckers tend to follow pests.
If a woodpecker is slowly moving around your roof or siding and pecking in different locations over time then it is possible that the woodpecker is eating bugs from your siding.
