I have a bloody woodpecker around my house and he is pecking holes in my house. it is ruining it. i need to know how to get rid of it immediantly. please help.
and no i won't shoot it.
although i did try a high power water gun and that didn't work :(
thanks
2007-05-25 08:11:19 · 13 answers · asked by Elizabeth 3 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
leave the door open and chase it out with a broom
2007-05-25 08:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How's this...
Woodpeckers
Facts
* Woodpeckers can peck holes in wooden house siding, gutters, drainpipes, and chimney and exhaust vents.
* The noise and damage from this pecking activity sometimes is annoying.
* There are three reasons why woodpeckers peck on houses
* The first and most common is to establish territories and attract mates. This predominantly springtime behavior, called drumming, generally is done in rapid succession on resonant dead tree trunks or limbs. However, buildings and utility poles, when available, are often alternatives. Drumming may occur a number of times during a single day, and may last for days or months.
* The second reason woodpeckers attack our houses is to feed on insects that may have infested our siding. They naturally search vertical surfaces of tree trunks and branches for woodboring beetles, carpenter ants, and other insects. The pecking style used for feeding is much different than drumming. Only a few pecks are made and then the resulting hole is explored with the bird's bill and tongue. This behavior will continue until an insect is found or the bird is satisfied that one is not there. Then the woodpecker may hop a few inches away and peck at another place. The damage from this feeding activity usually occurs in horizontal lines that follow tunnels made by the insects.
* The third reason for woodpecker damage occurs when they excavate nesting cavities through house siding. Cedar siding is fairly soft and particularly vulnerable to woodpecker attacks of this nature. Fortunately, this attack is not very common.
Solutions
* One of the most effective methods of excluding woodpeckers from damaging wood siding is to cover the siding with lightweight mesh nylon or plastic netting hung from the eaves. The netting should be kept at least three inches out from the siding.
* Another exclusion technique is to cover the siding with sheets of plastic. Woodpeckers will not be able to perch on this smooth surface.
* Limited success can be obtained in some situations by using model owl or hawk silhouettes or various noise-making devices.
* Woodpeckers can be very persistent and are not easily driven from their territories or selected pecking sites. For this reason, visual or sound types of repellents should be employed as soon as the problem is identified and before territories are well established.
2007-05-25 17:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just make some loud noise, cause he is pecking for reason of making a nest or drinking some water and pecking through it. This use to happen to me every morning and I would get so mad until when the woodpecker would get started I ran outside several times and the bird got the mesage and decided to stay away. I would throw things at it and make a lots of noise and then later noticed the bird never came back.
2007-05-25 16:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by JoJoBa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy, when I bought this house, one side was pult from the bloody woodpeckers. I tried a fake owl - nope; I tried spraying ammonia - nope, a tried banging on the wall when I heard them - nope. And yes I shot the SOB with a BB gun. My type of woodpeckers (acorn woodpeckers) are monogamous, so all only had to eliminate the female - she was apparently the leader of the pack. I had never touched a gun or rifle before this, but I nailed her on the first shot. Then I paid $14000 to have the siding replaced.
I understand you apprehension, but just this one time, knock off the damn bird.
By the way, the other woodpeckers that used to hang around move away. YES!
-MM
2007-05-25 15:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put fake rubber snakes from the toy store in the area that the woodpeckers are most active. All birds are scared of snakes and will not build a nest in a "snake" infested area.
The other option is to use the bird scare flash tape around the house.
2007-05-26 01:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Dallas Mac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are pecking on your house because they hear bugs inside the wood...or think that they do...contact your local parks and wildlife dept and ask them for assistance or you can try getting some out door cats...
Good luck
2007-05-25 18:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Walter J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Irri-Tape iridescent diffraction foil . The colors confuse birds so they fly away! here is a web site where I found them, you can also pick them up fairly inexpensively at a local hardware store!
http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/es/visual_scare_devices.asp
Just scroll down a little bit and you will se a picture and a description!
2007-05-27 19:04:16 · answer #7 · answered by Bunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get cats and suspend them from bungee cords from the chimney. They should be able to provide the entire house with coverage and if they are successful ....a snack too.
2007-05-25 16:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by Ronatnyu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? Do you have a university nearby with an ornithology department. Maybe you could contact someone there. Or maybe wildlife experts can come and try to tranquilize it and relocate it.
2007-05-25 15:19:14 · answer #9 · answered by ck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover your house in tacky glue, that way when the little guy comes around you just pluck him off the wall by his nose.
2007-05-26 00:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try scaring it with loud noise or a fake owl if that dont work (wont happen first time) after several attempts if nothing works call aninal control
2007-05-25 19:07:21 · answer #11 · answered by mary h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋