Woodpecker Removal in Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona

Woodpecker Removal Services

Do you have woodpeckers drilling holes in your trees, deck, wooden outdoor furniture, or even your home itself? The Phoenix Metropolitan Area is home to several different species of woodpeckers, which are a special category of birds that use their beaks to drill and peck holes within trees and wooden structures, searching for wood-destroying insects to feed on.  Woodpeckers will also drill against siding, roof shingles, and downspouts on homes to signal to other woodpeckers that your home is their territory.

Woodpeckers are also known to get inside your attics and exterior vents, where they can create a fire hazard with their dry, dead nesting material.

The penalty for killing a woodpecker or leading to the death of a woodpecker can be several hundred dollars, so if you have woodpeckers causing issues on your property, contact the experts at ecoPest Wildlife Management. Our team of wildlife control operators can safely and humanely remove woodpeckers from your property and provide you with pest control treatments and exclusionary measures to keep them from returning. Contact our team today to get started with a free estimate!

Woodpeckers of Phoenix Metro Area

The Phoenix Metropolitan Area is home to many different species of woodpecker, including:

• Western Woodpecker: colored grayish-brown with white spots
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker: known for their ladder-like markings
• Acorn Woodpecker: known for their red cap and white face
• Downy Woodpecker: known for their small size and white belly
• Lewis’s Woodpecker: known for their pink belly and greenish back 
• Hairy Woodpecker: similar to the Downy woodpecker, but larger 
• American Three-toed Woodpecker: Colored black with white barring and three toes 
• Red-naped Sapsucker: known for its red cap, nape, and throat 
• Williamson’s Sapsucker: known for its yellow belly and white wing patch   
• Gilded Flicker: known for their yellow underwings 
• Northern Flicker: known for its spotted belly

Woodpecker Damage

Woodpeckers are infamous for the damage they can do to trees, decks, and outdoor wooden furniture when they search for insects to eat. Wood-destroying insects like carpenter bees, carpenter ants, and termites will excavate your tree or wooden structure, and woodpeckers will come along and rapidly peck or drill at the wood, making the holes much larger so they can eat the insects within.

If you have wooden siding or wooden boards on the exterior of your home, woodpeckers can drill holes in these surfaces, which can be unsightly and lead to further wind, rain, or pest damage in the future. Woodpeckers also exhibit a behavior known as “drumming”, where they drill on the loudest surfaces possible (think gutters, chimney caps, or AC units) to let other birds in the area know that your home is their territory. While this usually doesn’t cause any damage, the loud noise of their drilling can be a serious nuisance to homeowners.

Woodpecker Removal Services

Woodpeckers are migratory birds that are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and must be treated with care. The penalty for killing woodpeckers can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars in fees, and even potentially jail time. Never attempt to remove woodpeckers yourself, always leave woodpecker removal to the experts at ecoPest Wildlife Management. Our team of licensed wildlife control operators have years of experience dealing with woodpeckers in the the Phoenix Metropolitan Area area, so you can trust that we will safely, humanely, and legally solve your woodpecker problem.

If you have woodpeckers nesting inside your dryer vent or attic, our team can safely remove these birds, as well as their nesting material.