woodpecker

[coyote]

what do i do?

it is destroying a tree in my yard

kiwong? phocas? any other bird experts?

please help!!

 

[coyote]

my tree has big holes all over it

and there's wood chips littering the ground around it

looks like someone had a go at the tree with a pick-axe

the strange thing is that I never hear him out there

maybe because it's a soft pine tree

 

[hoddesdon]

how about a scare-crow

 

[Tiercel]

what do i do?

it is destroying a tree in my yard

Enjoy it; some of us have only seen redheaded woodpeckers on our state's "Conserve Wildlife" license plates. Or find a way to attract an accipiter to your yard. Either way, don't forget that woodpeckers are mentioned in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, so don't do anything too drastic.

telepathine: Last week we had a male red-bellied woodpecker in the yard with an unusual beak. It looked too long, and turned up at the end. Really more like an avocet's than a woodpecker's. It didn't seem to keep him from eating suet at all. I wish I had gotten a picture or two of him....

 

[NathanielWingatePeaslee]

what do i do?

Woodpecker Control: Trapping, Removal, and Prevention

 

[kihira]

We don't have woodpeckers in Oz, but it seems that if its a insect-eater dont worry the tree will survive; if its a sapsucker (it may revisit the holes and enlargen them?), then cover the holes to prevent further damage.

Planttalk Colorado - Preventing woodpecker damage to trees

what do i do?

it is destroying a tree in my yard

kiwong? phocas? any other bird experts?

please help!!

 

[coyote]

"1/4- to 3/8-inch closely spaced holes"

it seems the Colorado woodpeckers are bit more tidy than the ones here in Wisconsin

for reference, the tree trunk in question is approximately 14-16" in diameter