CT Woodpecker Infestation - Help! (1 Viewer)

[ana maria]

I'm visiting my daughter in Westbrook, CT. We are having trouble with woodpeckers hammering on the house's cedar siding. We would appreciate if other bird lovers out there have any tips on dissuading the birds from doing this. Thanks!

Ana Maria.

 

[Apodemus]

Are they actually drilling into the wood or just using it as a sounding board? I have no suggestions, I'm just curious.

 

[ana maria]

Hi,
They are starting to drill into the wood, we saw them yersterday for the first time.

Do you speak Spanish?

 

[KC Foggin]

They might be looking for insects. In some painted houses, they are actually getting calcium from their digging. I'm assuming your daughter's house is not painted but natural cedar?

 

[Marmot]

i think that KC is correct, Hope this bit might help.
http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/woodpeckers.html

 

[Apodemus]

Hi,
They are starting to drill into the wood, we saw them yersterday for the first time.

Do you speak Spanish?

Sí, me encanta tu idioma.

 

[ana maria]

They might be looking for insects. In some painted houses, they are actually getting calcium from their digging. I'm assuming your daughter's house is not painted but natural cedar?

Yes, it is untreated cedar siding, and there are not carpenter ants or other insects.