We had the same problem at our home. Two things need to be done. First, eliminate what the woodpeckers are looking-for, most likely carpenter ants. woodpeckers can hear them through the wood, and will drill holes there. Our home is similar to yours, I think, with vertical siding: that type of construction is prone to rot starting at the bottom corners of the windows and running down from there underneath the siding - carpenter ants love rotten and wet wood.
Second, discourage the birds with something “scary”. In our case, we hung old CD’S and DVD’S on strings about a foot apart, and dangled them over the areas the birds were attacking. It did the job. I’ve been told that tin foil also works well. We had major woodpecker issues when we bought our home, 15 years ago. Have not had any issues for about 10 years now. -Allen Vander Meulen Sent from my iPad > On Oct 2, 2023, at 18:59, Stacey Parks <staceypa...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Dear Lincoln Talkers, > I am stymied! Woodpeckers are hammering holes in my beautiful home. There are > plenty of dead trees for their picking/pecking near my house, but they are > relentless in their abuse. Does anyone have a solution? > > Thank you. > > Stacey > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
