I've never thought this could be an issue to my house, more importantly, to my sleep. One woodpecker has been my alarm clock for many days, and it's too early..
I have vinyl shakes and the peckers apparently love the sound it makes when they are looking for a mate. It's not always the case that they are looking for insects, sometimes in Spring they are just showing off to prospective mates by "sounding", and they are doing it under an eave where it has a nice echo to it. So, I have put out a suet feeder and a birdhouse away from the house. Hopefully that will address two of the reasons they could be making the holes.
I put up several small bird houses…that seemed to help. I’m not sure if they are actually nesting in them or it’s the other birds in the birdhouse that is keeping them at bay.
Thank you I will try this. And the real problem is that the woodpeckers causing holes allow for roof rats or in my case Palm rats living in the south, they entered the attic and caused Great damage.. I resorted to playing great horned owl sounds which I found a video for here on RUclips and I play it on an outdoor speaker that has worked for now but quite honestly I'm sick of hearing it myself. So I will try the ball. Thanks for the info
yeah exactly, we are painting our house and patching two holes in the very top of our eve at the highest point of our house. I know he will be back soon, so frustrating to deal with.
Like there's not enough problems in the world, you have to deal with pecker problems. It must be the season because my friend felt with one last week at his cabin. They seem to like the cedar trim. He repeatedly asked the pecker to leave but he wouldn't. Then one day he flew right towards my friend, armed with his razor sharp beak. No more problems now. Apparently he's a good shot.
OMG!!!!!!!! Do they peck in an open, closed pattern (percussionists understand) or a variation thereof???? For those of you who don’t know what open, closed, open pattern means and want to help me look up (here on RUclips) open closed open double stroke roll/rudiments. Sometimes, the pecking is light and open. But when I’m getting that GOOD, DEEP SLEEP it’s closed and aggressive! The pecking isn’t constant like I’m used to hearing in the woods or on trees. It’s sporadic! With short to lengthy pauses in between. It even happened once at around 6:00pm last night; which was new for me! HELP!!!!!!!!
please tell me how things are working out for you, we have this problem in our eve, they made two holes in our wood eve from last year. We are going to patch them up but im worried he will be back for more action.
Yes! I’ve been using this method for about five years and the ball definitely works… Also the bird houses have given them a place to nest as well which has cut down on the pecking.
So what do you do when you don't live in the woods and hanging a big yellow ball would be entertainment for the neighborhood. $4000 worth of repairs 2 years ago was for nothing after they attacked my house and my neighbors house this week. Do we now have too many of these birds since they've been protected for over 100 years???
@@truckguyjoe they also were going at his house just like this hammering away the corner of the house , when there was 100 trees to choose from near by .. the smart ones survive kill them if they trying to nest in your house
@@circlesphere i was like 11 and his home was being destroyed i’m pretty at that point it’s reasonable to dispatch them pecking away at his home .. but noted
Get rid of that small tree closest to the area he's pecking at - that will help some. Most likely it's a nuthatch or similar small nesting bird, not an actual woodpecker. I lived in a house that was 4-sides cedar siding and these small birds were a CONSTANT nuisance - seemed to be worse early spring.
I am having woodpecker pecking at my house these past years and they are pecking through the patch putties so not sure how to get rid of them or why they are pecking houses
Lots of different reasons why they could be pecking… For me they were trying to nest. Believe it or not by putting up extra bird houses and having more bird company around the areas they pecked… It has deterred them from returning, along with the yellow ball.
@@truckguyjoe I don't want a knocky neighbor living next door to me so I'm sticking with a different solution we try sticking some reflector but don't seem to work not even wind chimes
@@ultrablue2 91 is my favorite year… I like the look of the 91 versus the 90. If I remember the rear bumper was slightly different on the 90 Talon versus the 91.
I think you should ask the question....WHY are the woodpeckers pecking on my house? There could be an insect infestation. Usually woodpeckers peck because they are after bugs that they can hear inside the wood.
I only have problems certain times of the year… And it’s when they try to nest, I’ve had several instances in which they’ve gotten into the walls and have made a nest and laid eggs. I’ve put up several more bird houses and they love them… I’ve got three or four families now living in the bird houses it’s pretty cool.
I recently had squirrels in my attic last winter. So recently I'm coming home and I'm finding wood siding on the ground. I was so confused at first but I'm never home to figure out what's going on. So just now I hear the freaking noise again.. I pause my computer and I quickly panic because I'm like I can't deal with squirrels again in my house... Go outside and I see birds pecking my house....😂 ... Hopefully I don't I have to worry. I'll be honest I think I'm done living the suburban life style... I'll simply sell my boat and move to the city...
Me too. And all the ideas on how to manage these pests are ridiculous. Nail a 4x8 sheet of tin, hang netting, paint the house pink or blue, mount shiny streamers, put out a plastic owl, etc. None of these works. If I put an ugly ball on my house my neighbors would call the wagon. There are just too many of these birds be abuse they've been protected since 1918 and no one has bothered to count them since then.
@@preacher1965 You have to press number one first which is the off button… After you press the off button… You punch in your four digit code to shut the alarm off… To turn the alarm back on… You have to press number three which is the arm button… So yes I show hitting buttons one and three… Those control on and off… What you do not see is the actual four digit code, after I press 1 or 3
@@truckguyjoe Our alarm to disarm is 4 digits then "enter or ok" therefore, I thought ur code to be "1666" then enter or ok. Nonetheless, thanx for the woodpecker deterrent advice.
I've put up a 10"×24" piece of cardboard with aluminum foil wrapped around it as a reflector works great. Your balloon things looks silly and probably doesn't work. How about an update its been about year now for you..
@@terry7893 Thanks. That wasn't the important point when the subject is thousands of dollars in damages repeatedly caused by a protected bird. (spellchecked)
Sorry to hear that. My first job was raking some old lady’s lawn in my neighborhood. She would give me $1.50 to rake for three hours. I don’t know your situation but, seeing you have the ability to watch these videos and comment, maybe post videos of your own of some sort? One of your videos could launch you into a RUclips career.
I live in the woods and out of ALL these trees this woodpecker wants to tear up my house. It's hit every side now! Ive tried deterrents and nothing woods. I'm at my witts end with this bird! SO much $$$$ to fix this damage! I read about "woodpecker removal" online. Has anybody tried using them?
Ultimately I guess they could be trapped and relocated… Me personally, I don’t want to kill them. I don’t know if anybody who is used a woodpecker removal business
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I've never thought this could be an issue to my house, more importantly, to my sleep. One woodpecker has been my alarm clock for many days, and it's too early..
Honestly I don’t even liked them, they’re so annoying & ruined structures of people’s house.
Hi, I know this is an older thread. I am recently having a problem with one woodpecker. How did you fill in the hole? Just wood putty? Thank you
I have vinyl shakes and the peckers apparently love the sound it makes when they are looking for a mate. It's not always the case that they are looking for insects, sometimes in Spring they are just showing off to prospective mates by "sounding", and they are doing it under an eave where it has a nice echo to it. So, I have put out a suet feeder and a birdhouse away from the house. Hopefully that will address two of the reasons they could be making the holes.
Thank you for the insight!
I live in the MN and have "adopted" a woodpecker. It's spring and I think the looking for a mate sounds (no pun intended) like what's going on.
Bruh 🤣🤣🤦🏽♂️ buddy got a whole bird house ON the house 🤣💀
LOL
Omg. My house. I’ve done all this,plus blasting hawk sounds, eagle sounds and heavy metal.
I put up several small bird houses…that seemed to help. I’m not sure if they are actually nesting in them or it’s the other birds in the birdhouse that is keeping them at bay.
Lowe's has a woodpecker kit and spray that helped me. I had 7 holes that I had to fix in my siding. All is good now.
Sticking a CD 💿 on the siding has done the trick for me, at least has kept them away for a few days now
That’s a good idea… The reflection of light
I’m a kid and I’m 8
Thank you I will try this. And the real problem is that the woodpeckers causing holes allow for roof rats or in my case Palm rats living in the south, they entered the attic and caused Great damage..
I resorted to playing great horned owl sounds which I found a video for here on RUclips and I play it on an outdoor speaker that has worked for now but quite honestly I'm sick of hearing it myself. So I will try the ball. Thanks for the info
I have aluminum fascia cover and a block house I have a fella drums on my gutters first thing in the morning
Fr same here makes me wanna shoot it cause it’s literally on my bedroom
@@Danigxxiii shit sounds like a machine gun
You are a good person
I have 4 of these hung out and they DO NOT work!
yeah exactly, we are painting our house and patching two holes in the very top of our eve at the highest point of our house. I know he will be back soon, so frustrating to deal with.
Like there's not enough problems in the world, you have to deal with pecker problems.
It must be the season because my friend felt with one last week at his cabin. They seem to like the cedar trim. He repeatedly asked the pecker to leave but he wouldn't. Then one day he flew right towards my friend, armed with his razor sharp beak. No more problems now. Apparently he's a good shot.
Awesome truck!
Thanks Jordan!
Leaning an A Frame ladder on the house like that is dangerous unless its designed for it, stay safe amigo
OMG!!!!!!!! Do they peck in an open, closed pattern (percussionists understand) or a variation thereof????
For those of you who don’t know what open, closed, open pattern means and want to help me look up (here on RUclips) open closed open double stroke roll/rudiments.
Sometimes, the pecking is light and open. But when I’m getting that GOOD, DEEP SLEEP it’s closed and aggressive!
The pecking isn’t constant like I’m used to hearing in the woods or on trees. It’s sporadic! With short to lengthy pauses in between. It even happened once at around 6:00pm last night; which was new for me!
HELP!!!!!!!!
My annoying wood poker is trying to get into my little girl’s room it’s like let me in now soooo annoying
please tell me how things are working out for you, we have this problem in our eve, they made two holes in our wood eve from last year. We are going to patch them up but im worried he will be back for more action.
The yellow ball definitely helps with the combination of the bird houses. It’s worth a shot
We get about 25 each year through our stucco pillars. NOTHING works
That’s tough… I’ve seen what they can do to stucco… Not pretty
Such a big ball! Has it worked 3 years later? Any Update? Thanks in advance
Yes! I’ve been using this method for about five years and the ball definitely works… Also the bird houses have given them a place to nest as well which has cut down on the pecking.
@@truckguyjoecut down on the pecking? Does that mean that they still do it but less?
@@simiAB I’ve had no issues last 3 years! No pecking!!
So what do you do when you don't live in the woods and hanging a big yellow ball would be entertainment for the neighborhood. $4000 worth of repairs 2 years ago was for nothing after they attacked my house and my neighbors house this week. Do we now have too many of these birds since they've been protected for over 100 years???
Only deterrent I've found is hot sauce
I wonder if the proximity of the trees to the house attract them more.... anyone know?
Good point...That tree next to the house definitely adds to the bird traffic
To be honest i don't think so because I have a woodpecker annoying me every morning and I don't have a tree close to the house.
I had a old neighbor who paid me as a kid to shoot the damn things .. I racked up a bag full one day
I thought about it...
@@truckguyjoe they also were going at his house just like this hammering away the corner of the house , when there was 100 trees to choose from near by .. the smart ones survive kill them if they trying to nest in your house
They are protected birds, it's illegal to kill them.
@@circlesphere i was like 11 and his home was being destroyed i’m pretty at that point it’s reasonable to dispatch them pecking away at his home .. but noted
@@truckguyjoe i will say there smart once you drop a few the others leave 🤣😭
Get rid of that small tree closest to the area he's pecking at - that will help some. Most likely it's a nuthatch or similar small nesting bird, not an actual woodpecker. I lived in a house that was 4-sides cedar siding and these small birds were a CONSTANT nuisance - seemed to be worse early spring.
I am having woodpecker pecking at my house these past years and they are pecking through the patch putties so not sure how to get rid of them or why they are pecking houses
Lots of different reasons why they could be pecking… For me they were trying to nest. Believe it or not by putting up extra bird houses and having more bird company around the areas they pecked… It has deterred them from returning, along with the yellow ball.
@@truckguyjoe I don't want a knocky neighbor living next door to me so I'm sticking with a different solution we try sticking some reflector but don't seem to work not even wind chimes
Nice Talon- AWD?
Yes, 1991 TSi AWD...owned it since 1996. All original. 95,000 miles.
@@truckguyjoe : I’ve got a black ‘91 Eclipse GSX that I’ve owned since new, and a ‘99 GST Spyder. I love the color of yours.
@@ultrablue2 I believe it’s called medium quartz metallic
@@ultrablue2 91 is my favorite year… I like the look of the 91 versus the 90. If I remember the rear bumper was slightly different on the 90 Talon versus the 91.
I think you should ask the question....WHY are the woodpeckers pecking on my house? There could be an insect infestation. Usually woodpeckers peck because they are after bugs that they can hear inside the wood.
I only have problems certain times of the year… And it’s when they try to nest, I’ve had several instances in which they’ve gotten into the walls and have made a nest and laid eggs. I’ve put up several more bird houses and they love them… I’ve got three or four families now living in the bird houses it’s pretty cool.
@@truckguyjoe Thanks for the info.
@@ShowCat1 👍
I pay a lot of money to assure there are no insects in the siding. It's drumming and nesting. They don't peck a 2in hole to get insects.
I recently had squirrels in my attic last winter. So recently I'm coming home and I'm finding wood siding on the ground. I was so confused at first but I'm never home to figure out what's going on. So just now I hear the freaking noise again.. I pause my computer and I quickly panic because I'm like I can't deal with squirrels again in my house... Go outside and I see birds pecking my house....😂 ... Hopefully I don't I have to worry. I'll be honest I think I'm done living the suburban life style... I'll simply sell my boat and move to the city...
If that minor speed bump of a issue is all it takes for you to change lifestyles.....you might be made for the city. Just saying
I live in a cedar sided house they have decided is now their home ugh. Mylar balloons helped but my house looks ridiculous 🤦
is there something about the cedar they like ?
😂
Me too. And all the ideas on how to manage these pests are ridiculous. Nail a 4x8 sheet of tin, hang netting, paint the house pink or blue, mount shiny streamers, put out a plastic owl, etc. None of these works. If I put an ugly ball on my house my neighbors would call the wagon. There are just too many of these birds be abuse they've been protected since 1918 and no one has bothered to count them since then.
What does the birdhouse do?
Give them a home… Rather than trying to nest by putting a hole in my siding.
Fake owls only work if moved regularly
Agreed… They got used to them right away!
Hope you have since changed ur garage alarm code... it appeared very obvious.
All I showed was the off & arm buttons being pushed. I did not reveal the 4 digit code.
@@truckguyjoe you pressed 1, then ur finger was above the 6 before you took the camera away.
@@preacher1965 You have to press number one first which is the off button… After you press the off button… You punch in your four digit code to shut the alarm off… To turn the alarm back on… You have to press number three which is the arm button… So yes I show hitting buttons one and three… Those control on and off… What you do not see is the actual four digit code, after I press 1 or 3
@@truckguyjoe
Our alarm to disarm is 4 digits then "enter or ok" therefore, I thought ur code to be "1666" then enter or ok. Nonetheless, thanx for the woodpecker deterrent advice.
@@preacher1965 I appreciate you looking out… I know you were just helping me be cautious. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I've put up a 10"×24" piece of cardboard with aluminum foil wrapped around it as a reflector works great.
Your balloon things looks silly and probably doesn't work.
How about an update its been about year now for you..
They work… That’s why I made the video
@@truckguyjoe fascinating
Did this work?
Yes! I've used these yellow deterrent balls in the past and they do work.
DID IT WORK ????
Yes, does the job
and.... works for you, it's convenient?
Works great! Looks a little bit goofy but it works
Your owl was way too low. Needs to be up about 30 feet and highly visible.
Thanks Terry… I’ll have to try that!
@@truckguyjoe Put it where they can SEE it.
@terry7893 Lovely addition to the couldesac.
@@jamesgerboc It's spelled cul-de-sac.
@@terry7893 Thanks. That wasn't the important point when the subject is thousands of dollars in damages repeatedly caused by a protected bird. (spellchecked)
Change house color to a lighter color.
Yes I was reading that the woodpecker is attracted to the deadwood color. So don’t paint your house the same as dead wood.
Thanks changing this year.
We’ve did that in the spring and those packers are back this fall 😩. Color of the house doesn’t seem to deter these savages.
Doesn't work. My neighbors house is light gray. Holes on two sides.
Put owls on corners. Seems to help.
Wow you have a ladder. I am homeless, its funny your problem is a bird? I want to a have a home. A job. A career.
Sorry to hear that. My first job was raking some old lady’s lawn in my neighborhood. She would give me $1.50 to rake for three hours. I don’t know your situation but, seeing you have the ability to watch these videos and comment, maybe post videos of your own of some sort? One of your videos could launch you into a RUclips career.
How do you afford cell phone with monthly internet? Might want to look up Fivvr
this did not work for me
Sorry to hear that… I know it’s very frustrating
Why would you build a wooden house?
Are you serious they are nice
I guess I’d have to ask the previous owners! Original owners built the house in 1991… We bought it in 2015.
I found a whole 51 seconds of worthless video you can cut from this to spare us from you showing off your garage.
That’s funny… I actually thought I was showing off my extremely rare hard to find very expensive 1991 GMC Syclone.
That was pretty sweet too
@@truckguyjoe no where near as bad ass as whatever that car from the 40’s is off to the left. Do You have a video on that bad boy I can watch?
I live in the woods and out of ALL these trees this woodpecker wants to tear up my house. It's hit every side now! Ive tried deterrents and nothing woods. I'm at my witts end with this bird! SO much $$$$ to fix this damage! I read about "woodpecker removal" online. Has anybody tried using them?
Ultimately I guess they could be trapped and relocated… Me personally, I don’t want to kill them. I don’t know if anybody who is used a woodpecker removal business