Birds Nest In Wood Siding

In the last few months downy woodpeckers and squirrels have added some holes to the cedar siding of the building.

Birds nest in wood siding.

When people ask me what the best thing they can do to avoid birds pecking holes in cedar siding my answer is get aluminum siding. Another homeowner had woodpeckers pecking right through her wood siding and through the plywood underneath. Thirty or more bird species are known to nest in birdhouses. Woodpeckers nest in trees or other wooden structures.

Woodpeckers have been known to peck away at siding and tear out the insulation to make a hole suitable for nesting. If you have problems with birds on the siding of a home or business it s likely one of two common bird problems woodpeckers or swallows. If you live next to a heavily wooded area you ll likely notice there are more birds there than where you previously lived. I have a handyman coming in a few weeks and would like to have him seal up the hole s but for humanitarian and practical reasons i would like to wait until the babies have left the nest.

The birds promptly tore the insulation out and built a nest between the wallboard and plywood. Hello some birds haev been pecking holes into the siding of the house that i live in and living between the inner and outer wall of the house. If you can prune your landscape by removing trees to keep your yards more open. If you live in or near a wooded area you are more likely to see or hear these birds near your home.

But birds are choosey and no single birdhouse appeals to them all. The wood on your house is no different to this bird than a tree would be so it is a potential nesting spot. It just so happens that it is right near my bed and within 3 feet of my pillow. From a bird s perspective no matter how fancy and richly detailed it may be a birdhouse also called a nest or nesting box appears to be just an opening in a tree.

Smaller birds have been known at times to nest in abandoned woodpecker holes. Holes in cedar clapboards are usually drilled at the seam of two adjacent clapboards. Every morning at 6am the bird starts pecking away. It sounds like the thing is going to peck through the plasterboard and one day i will come home to see it flying around.

Normally a dead tree or snag would serve this bird s purpose very well. If your house has sustained damage from excavators like carpenter bees or ants it will be more attractive to woodpeckers looking for a home. Woodpeckers are more drawn to redwood and cedar wood types than to composite wood or masonite. Roosting and nesting holes though similar in size and shape are specific to the type of siding in terms of their location on the house.

Woodpeckers will peck holes in wood and stucco to attract mates find or store food or establish a territory.