Birds Nesting In Cedar Siding

Downy woodpeckers and squirrels have added some holes to the cedar siding of the building.

Birds nesting in cedar siding.

She plans on putting vinyl siding over the wood but believes they may peck through that as well. She put tin over the holes but the birds just pecked a new hole next to the tin. Woodpeckers hammer to attract mates to establish and or defend a territory to excavate nesting or roosting sites and to search for insects. For three years now a woodpecker has made holes in our wood siding and other birds sparrows or finches i think have built nests in our walls.

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. Possible roosting nesting attempts along with drumming damage on cedar shakes roosting and nesting holes roosting holes and nesting holes are most often begun in houses that are in close proximity to wooded areas have natural wood or a dark colored stain and have either a clapboard siding a board and batten siding a tongue and groove siding. Woodpeckers do not seem to be attracted to this type of siding so damage is usually minimal. Smaller birds have been known at times to nest in abandoned woodpecker holes.

Woodpecker nesting roosting attempts on cedar clapboards. 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 effective. Wooden cedar or redwood siding metal or plastic gutters television antennas chimney caps and light posts are selected as drumming sites because these materials produce loud. These holes are often placed in corners and can go into the insulation.

You may be able to prevent woodpecker drilling in your cedar siding by offering a tempting alternative at a distance from your structure. Use suet or bird feeders to lure woodpeckers away from your structure. Birds nesting in siding. Unfortunately cedar siding seems to get a lot of damage from woodpeckers particularly if the house is adjacent to a wooded area.

Large holes like you are describing sound like roosting or nesting holes. Damage may be similar to that described for stained cedar clapboards. Back to top wood composite. 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.