How should I get rid of a woodpecker that lives in my house?

Question

This black and white woodpecker have been packing at my wood house. He (or she) made hole in there last year and I plugged it with a piece of wood. This fall he just made another hole right next to the old one. I am pretty sure it is the same woodpecker. What should I do so that he never comes back to my house?

Oh!! he lives in between the outside wall and the sheet rock inside the house.

Answer 1

General woodpecker deterrents
Obtained from http://www.wbudublin.com/other/pest%20co...
1. Visual deterrents
Aluminum foil strips or reflective tape hung from areas where damage occurs may scare away woodpeckers. The strips should be long enough to hang freely and blow in the breeze.
Windsocks hung from house corners serve the same purpose as aluminum foil and may be less intrusive.
Handheld windmills, especially those with reflective vanes, can be attached along areas of damage. The motion of the revolving vanes may discourage woodpeckers.

2. Sound deterrents
With an electronic distress call system, a recording of a woodpecker distress call followed by the call of a predator such as a Sharp-shinned Hawk is broadcast through a speaker system at various intervals to frighten woodpeckers away from your house. One example is BirdGard, manufactured by Weitech. A movement detector that makes noise when it senses movement can be attached to damaged areas (this will also keep deer away from your garden).

3. Tactile deterrents
Although some people recommend applying sticky repellents such as Tanglefoot, Pest Control, Roost-No-More, and Bird Stop to areas where damage is occurring, we are against using them. These products can get on a bird's plumage, impairing its ability to fly and stay warm. Moreover, they can darken and stain wooden siding and cause dirt to adhere to the surface where they're applied.

4. Other Preventive Measures
To prevent damage under eaves, lightweight nylon or plastic netting can be attached from the overhanging eaves to the siding of the damaged building. To keep the birds from reaching through the net, leave at least three inches between the net and the siding. Aluminum flashing can be used to cover existing holes or to line the corner or fascia boards of the house. You can paint it to match your siding.
Setting up a suet feeder in your yard may draw the birds away from your house. Keep the feeder supplied with food throughout fall, winter, and spring when natural food is scarce and the birds are hungriest because of the cold weather. Remove the feeder, or switch to suet dough, during the hot summer months because the suet may become sticky and adhere to the bird's plumage. Suet dough melts at a higher temperature.
To dull the sound produced by drumming, place padding behind the area where the bird is drumming. Nesting or roosting woodpecker problem. As long as a nest is not already established, existing holes should be plugged with wood putty. If the birds already have eggs or young, the holes can be sealed after the nestlings have fledged, usually by midsummer. The preventive measures outlined under General Woodpecker Deterrents, can then be followed to keep the woodpecker off your house.

Answer 2

Woodpecker On House

Answer 3

This is so funny! Sorry, I shouldn't laugh. I wanted to say, plant the trees outside, but then I saw what you meant after reading on. I have no idea. What if you build something attractive from wood close to where he attacks and invades your house.

Okay, i found these tips:
1. Woodpeckers prefer a nice dead or decaying tree trunk to establish a feeding post or nesting site, so do not cut down dead or decaying trees in your garden.
2. If woodpeckers are returning to a site, it's also likely that they are drilling for food. Check your house or building for insect nests. Woodpeckers are attracted to insect infested wood.
3. If woodpeckers are hanging around because they are roosting, storing food or have established a nest wait until the woodpecker is gone, along with any hatchlings, eggs or other nesting material, then seal the openings. Plug holes with caulking or wood filler and repair larger crevices with plugs, steel wool, screen or netting before permanently sealing the space.
4. At the first sign of activity, woodpeckers can be scared away by noises near drumming and pecking sites or you can hang strips of foil, fabric or commercially available "bird-scare" tape found at garden centers and hardware stores.

I would say, set up something, an old tree trunk or something close to where he currently lives. It should attract him.

GOOD LUCK!! :)

Answer 4

Get some of those plastic owls, after you plug up the last hole. I've heard woodpeckers are scared of owls. You can buy those at hunting supply stores, you can attach them to your roof, or just about anywhere.

Answer 5

If a wood pecker is after the side of your house it is because he found a spot where he can get food easy. You have insects in the wood siding on your home. Don't kill it, it eats insects including termites and etc.

Answer 6

buy a double barrel shotgun and send him on his merry way to make holes somewhere else

Answer 7

plastic walls?
or stone?
or put rat poision in the paint?

Answer 8

you could call animal control

Answer 9

Buy a 22 or a pellet gun!!!! LOL!!!!!

Answer 10

shoot it with a BB gun otherwise your sol