I have 8 cedar birdhouses in my yard. Recently, after 2 years of hanging peacefully in the trees, I noticed that something has eaten around the holes - openings in them all, obviously something with teeth or a sharp beek. We have mice, squirrels and woodpeckers around here in winter -- any ideas what has done this? I am guessing it was maybe the woodpecker, that they make the hole larger so they can use the box to nest in themselves?
2007-02-23 11:15:04 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
maybe the woodpecker but more likely the squirrels. you can stop them by cutting a piece of fine wire screen into a square big enough to extend a couple of inches beyond the opening and tacking it on...cut out the middle of course so the opening can be used by birds.
2007-02-24 10:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by sw-in-gardener 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely woodpeckers. I worked at a nature preserve for a long time and experienced the same thing with our bluebird boxes. The woodpeckers are trying to get to the spiders, bees, etc. in and around the wood. As a result, different (larger) species of birds will attempt to nest in your birdhouses.
2007-02-23 14:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by Froda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am wondering if wood peckers nest in houses? We have woodpeckers but I haven't ever seen them at a bird house or a feeder. If woodpeckers did it,it would be for eating bugs and the hole would be almost perfectly round. I would sooner guess squirrels because they make a mess of anything they can find. interesting question!
2007-02-23 11:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirrels
2007-02-23 12:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lori 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 08:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely positively SQUIRRELS. they seem to like cedar wood especially. They are eating it. another favorite is T11 siding I think its outside layer might be cedar or perhaps the glue is tasty.
2007-02-23 11:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mice wouldn't need to make the holes bigger. Squirrels would need to, and they are champion gnawers. They get my vote.
2007-02-23 11:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is either woodpeckers or termites. Just because it's cedar, it doesn't mean that it will repell termites.
2007-02-23 11:23:41 · answer #8 · answered by Goddess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋