wood pecker

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by decksweeper

So I've got a woodpecker pecking at my chimney cap. Sounds like a machine gun. It's like all day....morning, noon, and night. Short of pulling out the pellet gun, anyone have any suggestions? thanks.

Get him a female companion. I have tried everything nothing works for about 3 weeks. try putting something like scrubbing pads to deaden the sound on the cap, he'll leave when it doesn't help extend his range for mates.

Just to make you feel better, down by the house in Jupiter the damn things bang on the steel telephone poles, now that makes alot of noise

[Raven]

and that would be me...

first of all... the bird is utilizing the chimney to sound off

announcing his territory...since most dead trees are cut down leaving him little choice... than to find a substute,,, ie your chimney...

so if you cannot add a dead hollow tree somewhere..

the only thing you can do is to attract other wood peckers
and keep him ultimately busy.... with chasing them off..

at the moment he's trying to tell them via pounding the drum
to stay away from a distance...

the solution is
to feed them with beef suet... (difficult when it's hot)
cheapest at the christmas tree shops..
occasionally available at the supermarket if you ask the butcher..