Sounds Like A Woodpecker In My Attic

Hearing high pitched attic noises.

Sounds like a woodpecker in my attic.

Who s making noises in my attic in the early morning. They bring out their little saws and go to town on my ceiling. The only other suggestion is that you have a family of woodpeckers dining on your bedroom siding or living in your attic. When red squirrels or piney squirrels get in your attic you can really hear a lot of different types of loud noises.

When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame. In addition to hearing consistent scratching sounds another important sign you have bats in the attic is high pitched screeches. A specialized lethal trap which is basically a birdhouse with a mouse snap trap inside can catch and kill woodpeckers. They make scratching and jumping noises leaving you wondering what s moving across the ceiling.

This tends to happen early in the morning or late at night in this location. Teka2 nancy i would describe the sound i m heard somewhat like you do woodpecker but softer and a bit slower. To me it sounds like a usual toilet slowly leaking and refilling sporatically. Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.

You re more likely to hear them moving through the attic or near the roof edge walls and chimney. Out of all the squirrels in attics these squirrels are big time chewers many times they even will chew the wires in your attics this could cause a house fire you may hear gnawing noises chewing noises scratching noises. Though bats are typically quiet nocturnal animals they do make high pitched screeching sounds around dusk or dawn. Open this link and find the place to listen to it and see if it s your sound.

Squirrel sounds are more pronounced in september to october and april to june when the younger squirrels are big enough to run around. What sound does a squirrel make. You can catch the woodpecker with a drop net system as well.