Had this happen in the spring, and here's what I did.

Sounds goofy, but it worked. I took a sheet of aluminum foil and hung it out the nearest window, closing the window pane to hold it in place. The gentle breeze blows the foil, making a little noise and a lot of reflective light. This scares away the woodpeckers.

I didn't invent this idea, but read it about it and it worked like a charm. After a week I took the foil down and the woodpecker hasn't been back.

In response to this post by PUAhokie

Posted: 10/18/2016 at 11:16AM

Woodpecker destroying the soffitt on our house -- PUAhokie 10/18/2016 08:18AM

Aluminum ** -- astrohokie 10/18/2016 12:11PM

Well, they like to rat-a-tat-tat on the chimney cover at all hours of the -- AZHokie59 10/18/2016 2:01PM

You are right. This linked article explains what they are trying to -- Hoakie82 10/18/2016 2:48PM

Wouldn't they be looking for bugs? Is their a bug problem in the soffit? I -- Hoakie82 10/18/2016 11:45AM

Had this happen in the spring, and here's what I did. -- Hokie Bird 10/18/2016 11:16AM

I tried that and the peckers would stand next to it pecking on the house ** -- hokeyhokie 10/18/2016 11:23AM

Wood pecker's gotta eat too, same as the buzzard and worm. ** -- Coach McGuirk 10/18/2016 10:24AM

Love that quote. ** -- santafe 10/18/2016 10:50AM

Outlaw Jose Wales...nice! ** -- VTB 10/18/2016 10:47AM

Quit humping the siding. You might fall off the ladder. ** -- vt90 10/18/2016 10:16AM

Feral cats, bobcats, foxes, hawks are all natural predators of woodpeckers. -- PhotoHokieNC 10/18/2016 08:54AM

Good suggestion. Probably has beavers in window boxes now... ** -- RTFC 10/18/2016 10:20AM

Don't forget the titmouse, woodcock, and titpecker ** -- typed by ben 10/18/2016 09:10AM

Recurring problem for me too. I have cedar siding -- hokeyhokie 10/18/2016 08:47AM

Kind of means the wood has insects in it... -- `lag 10/18/2016 08:23AM

My thought too. He's looking for the bugs. ** -- Stork 10/18/2016 08:40AM

I hope that's what it is- that if I replace the one piece all will be good -- PUAhokie 10/18/2016 08:50AM

Heh, heh you replace one board, next thing ya know, replacing the roof.... -- `lag 10/18/2016 10:00AM

Can you replace it with cellular pvc instead of wood? ** -- vtbones 10/18/2016 09:15AM

Well..at least you don't have to call Orkin..free insect removal ** -- SarahVTHokie24 10/18/2016 08:44AM

Shotgun ** -- BRVT 10/18/2016 08:23AM

Had this happen in the spring, and here's what I did.

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