Wood peckers are the bane of my existence. I don't live far from the OP and I have for years been fighting with the Northern Flicker. I have patched the same damned hole in the exact same area of my cedar siding house for 15 years. There is no reason for them to be poking holes there. I have no bugs in the siding, that I have seen, theres nothing specific attractign them other than its cedar.
I've tried everything. Replacing pieces of siding or covering the holes with metal plates, all kinds of decoys. Years ago we put a new coat of paint on the house and they didn't bother us for s couple seasons, then, one day, there it was again. That F'in tap tap tapping. Nothing works.
It's literally been the exact same damned spot on my house for years.
I'd kill every single one of them if I could, but for some stupid reason they are protected. Why protect something that is absolutely everywhere in the city now, and is a problem maker.
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