What damage can woodpeckers cause?
A. Woodpeckers drill holes. The holes themselves are often only an inch or so in diameter, but after a while there may be dozens or hundreds of them and your trees may be injured or distressed. Then squirrels may find the hole, enlarge it and move in. After that, raccoons find the squirrel hole….you get the picture. Starlings and other filthy birds will move into woodpecker homes and set up a year-round colony, which quickly multiplies. Woodpecker droppings stain stucco, brick, concrete and siding. It is unsightly, unsanitary and very difficult to remove.
