Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Chicken Wire
- Sheet Metal
- Garden Hoses
- Plastic Sheets
- Plastic Sheets
- Common Nails
- Hammers
- Hammers
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Step 1
Squirt woodpeckers with water from a hose or a high-powered water pistol.
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Step 2
Bang on the inside wall opposite of where the woodpeckers are drilling.
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Step 3
Nail metal or plastic sheeting over the area where the woodpeckers are drilling.
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Step 4
Use chicken wire or wire mesh over pecked areas, attaching it 1 to 2 inches from the side of the house. Woodpeckers won't have access to the wood.
Comments
hellsone said
on 10/8/2009 I just bought flashy tin strip tape. I will attach them to the eves where they are pecking and hope the little peckers stay away.
featuremom said
on 4/30/2008 A bird expert told my mom that woodpeckers are afraid of owls. He suggested she purchase a large plastic owl from a hardware store and place it on her stoop near the spot where the woodpecker had been drilling. She did, and hasn't seen or heard one since!
featuremom said
on 4/30/2008 My mom was told by a bird expert that woodpeckers are afraid of owls. He suggested she purchase a large plastic owl from a hardware store and place it on her stoop near the spot where the woodpecker had been drilling. She did, and hasn't seen or heard one since!
sammybenjamin said
on 12/22/2006 A reminder to all who are using hunting means to rid of this problem :
All species of woodpeckers are protected by federal law. Shooting, trapping or otherwise harming them is forbidden.
sammybenjamin said
on 12/22/2006 A reminder to all who are using hunting means to rid of this problem :
All species of woodpeckers are protected by federal law. Shooting, trapping or otherwise harming them is forbidden.