Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:43:37 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Shirley Geddes Subject: Re: Woodpecker question Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sherry, If it will not discourage the other birds, you might try putting a mylar balloon near the spotwhere the woodpecker is drumming. You can raise or lower the balloon by the length of the string. Try saying Go-Away instead of Best Wishes. ---------- >From: Sherry Peruzzi >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: [MDOSPREY] Woodpecker question >Date: Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 9:48 AM > >A downy woodpecker has discovered that a roof makes a nice, loud noise >when drummed upon, and since our peanut and suet feeders are so handy, >he's decided our roof is a convenient place to drum. At first we thought >it was cute that a downy was drumming on the house, but he sometimes >starts pretty early in the morning, and we're beginning to worry about >the roof, so it doesn't seem so cute any more. > >Will a woodpecker drumming on asphalt shingles harm the roof? We just >replaced this roof less than a year ago, and we don't want to have to do >again for the next 24 years! And how do we discourage him from drumming >on our roof? > >Thanks for whatever help you can give me. > >Sherry > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================