Although the woodpecker is a beautiful bird, they can often be a source of aggravation for the homeowner. The constant noise is one of the problems. Add to this the damage they are causing to your home and you have a problem that needs a solution.
The most important thing at this point is to find a way to keep the woodpeckers from doing additional damage to you home. There are a variety of repellents that are available for the homeowner to use to stop the woodpecker from doing more damage. The use of suet feeders is another. By placing them away from your home, it is often possible to get the woodpecker to transfer to another location. This works on young woodpeckers more easily.
Find a solution that is made for the purpose of keeping the birds from coming back to holes they have already made. These are designed to taste bad to the woodpecker, thus making him choose another area for his feeding. Often they will move on to another area.
There are other methods, such as visual ones, to deter woodpeckers from the home. Used in combination with other methods, these are often effective. Adding Mylar as a deterrent to other methods has shown success.
The woodpecker has natural enemies such as the owl. By using recordings of this and other frightening sounds many people have gotten the birds to relocate. Gun shots are one of these noises. By using an owl decoy, you can often frighten woodpeckers away. You must remember to move it around so that it will seem more real.
One method that shown success is putting a pole in your yard with suet for the woodpecker. They will often move to these and leave your home alone. The treatment of your home for insects can help as this is what attracts the woodpecker in the first place. There are sprays made for stopping these insects from making your home theirs as well.
Avoid receiving a large fine for harming these birds as they are federally protected. The use of wind chimes will often deter the woodpeckers. Use a metal type that is shiny as these birds tend to stay away from shiny objects. The movement they make when the wind blows is another aspect that keeps them away.
The holes they make for nesting and searching for insects can ruin your home’s siding. This is a problem that needs addressed as soon as you notice the woodpecker using your home as a feeding spot. Hardware cloth placed over the wood can be one way of getting the woodpeckers to leave your home alone. Cover the area with this cloth and make sure you have an alternative area already set up for them, such as the pole with suet, in order to get them to move to another area.
This has had a bit of success at keeping them away from the home after removing the cloth. By this time, hopefully they are already attached to their new location and will not returnto your home. A little patience when dealing with the woodpecker can go a long way towards removing them from using your home as a feeding area.
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