We have had the same in our mountain house in Colorado. We hung an “owl” ( see Mass Audubon) and it did the trick! Good luck. Sars
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2023, at 8:14 PM, Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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. > -- 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.
