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Woodpecker Is Finally Pecking on My Woodpecker House!

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With overnight temperature plunging down into 20’s, I was seeing less and less woodpecker activities.

While working in the basement office, I heard the dreaded “tap-tap-tap-tap” sound so I went outside to scary it away, but what did I find?

A small downy woodpecker pecking on the cedar house! Finally!

Final Words

It had been a bit over 2 weeks since I put the second woodpecker house. With no activities, I was wondering if any bird was going to move in.

This woodpecker house is the first I built so the opening was only 1.25″ in diameter. Based on these pictures, I think he (or she) wants them enlarged.

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The only thing is to patch up that gigantic 2.5″ hole it created just below the bird house before woodpeckers settle in (to minimize disturbance).

I am going to build a second woodpecker house with my kids and mount it on the west side of the wall but if this does not work, I will need to take some drastic actions.

I am hoping it does not come down to that.

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