Chris hurried to fix the mess made by the woodpeckers on Monday morning before heading off to work. He covered the mess with aluminum sheeting and added some discs.
That kept the birds away, but turns out the discs damaged the wood too so he changed those out with some sparkling outdoor ribbon that blows in the breeze.
Unfortunately, the woodpecker found another spot on the far end of the house outside the garage. I don't hear them there, so I don't get a chance to shoo them away. Apparently, woodpeckers are territorial, so they come back to a spot year after year. I think they are mostly active in the spring.
Chris still wants to climb up on the roof to see if the woodpeckers are damaging it. They like to peck there too and it sounds like an impact driver reverberating throughout the house.