How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers

Executive summary about How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers by Raul Berina

Drumming - This is an action male woodpeckers do during courtship. In urban areas, rain gutters, chimneys, vent caps and wood sidings are excellent places for woodpeckers to practice drumming. Feeding - Woodpeckers peck wood in search for food. Nesting - Woodpeckers are known to hammer the wood sidings of many houses to serve as their nesting hole. Many wooden homes have some cavities that these birds find suitable for nesting.

Since woodpeckers are considered migratory birds, you don’t expect them to be around your house 365 days a year. Are you sure your house is not the breeding ground of creepy crawlers? Many known woodpecker controls are speculated to cause some long-term harm to the birds. Successful woodpecker management is really about spotting damage early and applying immediate action. Visual Deterrents

Ward of woodpeckers with things that normally scare them. You can try hanging strips of aluminum foil from a string that’s nailed to the side of your house where the woodpecker loves to perch and peck.

There are bird control vendors who sell impressive looking silhouettes of predatory birds, which you can hang close to the problem areas. Sound Deterrents

Sound deterrent systems (such as Bird X Peller Pro) mimic the distress calls of predatory birds, which that signal woodpeckers to stay away from your house. Also, remember that woodpeckers are only around during their breeding season.

Cordon Measures

In cases when the birds seem to ignore your visual deterrent and you can’t afford to buy that sound deterrent system, it’s time to resort to cordon measures. Cordon measures are a temporary solution to woodpecker problems, so you can easily take them down once the woodpecker leaves. The birds are known to return to places they peck, which makes cordon measures a great solution, especially for folks who don’t have time to fix the damages right away.

Woodpeckers - Keeping Them Off Your Home!

Executive summary about How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers by Fran Prisco

Woodpeckers can cause hundreds of dollars of damage each year to homeowners. Woodpeckers will frequently damage cedar, rough pine and redwood siding and even some synthetic stucco finishes; causing hundreds of dollars in damage each year.

Woodpeckers are migratory birds and are thus protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treat Act. Luckily there are many non-lethal woodpecker deterrents available on the market. Some of these include visual repellents, loud noises, and exclusion. There is no "standard" approach to dealing with woodpecker damage.

Methods for Deterring Woodpeckers:

Exclusion

Netting is one of the most effective methods of excluding woodpeckers from damaging wood siding beneath the eaves is to place lightweight plastic bird-type netting over the area. At least 3 inches of space should be left between the netting and the damaged building so that birds cannot cause damage through the mesh. If installed properly, the netting is barely visible from a distance and will offer a long-term solution to the damage problem. Visual Repellents

The best way to keep pesky little woodpeckers from destroying valuable trees and wood sidings is to discourage them from pecking using a visual repellent. Noise Repellents

Using loud noises like rock music or bird distress calls is also an effective way to discourage the birds.

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