Blue Jays Pecking On Roof

Male red bellied woodpecker joins the blue jay family in the fight for morning peanuts.

Blue jays pecking on roof.

When you hear it pecking scare it away like yell at it or make alota movement or noise. Why do blue jays peck on the siding of my house every morning. As birds prepare for nesting season some people in the upper northeast could find that blue jays seem to have acquired a fondness for eating the paint off their house. Check to see the roof as to why its pecking there.

To mark their territory. Woodpeckers do it for three reasons. Sometimes it starts pecking around five in the morning. Blue jays have been messing about on my roof standing seam metal in virginia.

I am very bird friendly and do n. A woodpecker can cause more than just a headache we re talking real damage to your property. It has been drilling holes in the wood on the side of my deck and causing a lot of damage in the 24 hours i noticed heard this. Then again about the woodpecker one was pecking on my wooden siding several weeks.

I have this blue jay that sits by a window of my house and pecks at it. It s always waking me up and it continues to peck throughout the day. The birds also drum to attract mates. A drumming woodpecker is warning other birds that your home is his.

A bluejay is acting very peculiar like a woodpecker. If the game begins with the roof open the roof can be closed at any time if climatic conditions warrant. This should stop the jays. A sprinkler also helps.

Get a plastic owl or a plastic hawk or eagle statue by the roof area. Whatever you do don t shoot it. The theory is that blue jays in the northeast and eastern canada may collect and cache calcium in anticipation of increased needs in nesting season. That annoying peck peck peck called drumming on your roof or siding means a woodpecker has taken a liking to your house.

Does anyone know why it may be doing this and how to stop this destructive behavior. Even a realistic cat statue by the roof. The decision for the roof to be opened or closed during blue jays games is dependent upon information obtained from several weather service sources. Keep the birds from pecking the paint off your house.

Get rid of the noisy birds with these 5 tricks. I use to have mourning doves that had nests by my front door that have been scared off along with sparrows and other birds because of the blue jay. If the game begins with the roof closed it. Blue jays store food for later use and they could have found a good place under or inside your siding.

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