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Steller's jay pecking my house
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bob
Sep 7, 2012, 8:11:03 PM9/7/12
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In the past few weeks I found some (one?) steller jay pecking my house once
every few days. Usually on top of the roof (cedar shake roof). But today I
also found it pecking on the wood sidings. It pecks at a frequency of once
to twice every second. If I show myself it usually fly away for the day.
Sometimes the pecking sound wakes me up at 7am and I have to go outside to
scare the bird away.
I live in washington state. Any idea why it is doing this and more
importantly, what's the easiest way to keep the bird away?
every few days. Usually on top of the roof (cedar shake roof). But today I
also found it pecking on the wood sidings. It pecks at a frequency of once
to twice every second. If I show myself it usually fly away for the day.
Sometimes the pecking sound wakes me up at 7am and I have to go outside to
scare the bird away.
I live in washington state. Any idea why it is doing this and more
importantly, what's the easiest way to keep the bird away?
Larry Sheldon
Sep 7, 2012, 11:54:10 PM9/7/12
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Bumper7
Sep 8, 2012, 1:37:53 PM9/8/12
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Glen Labah
Sep 9, 2012, 3:34:31 AM9/9/12
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In article <k2e2er$1vo$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, "bob" <nos...@hotmail.com>
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There are several Audubon Societies in western Washington that are
pretty good about helping figure out what the cause of this type of
thing may be and how to go about solving the problem. Try to find one
of those groups that can help you as they will know the local insect
problems and what the bird may be after.
However, taking a very close look at what might be going on with the
wood on your house might be a good place to start. Flickers do this
during mating season, but Stellar's jays could only be looking for food
of some sort, especially at this time of year.
How old is the wood on the house? If very new, and not treated too
well, then it may have some residual sap dripping from the wood as it
heats up in the sunlight. The bird could be attracted to this, or
attracted to insects that are getting stuck in the sap.
If it is sensing carpenter ants or termites (there are certain birds
that treat them as special delicacies) and trying to get at them through
the siding then you have bigger problems than being woken up at 7 in the
morning. The frustrating thing with that is there is not going to be
any way to tell from the outside if they are inside the wall.
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pretty good about helping figure out what the cause of this type of
thing may be and how to go about solving the problem. Try to find one
of those groups that can help you as they will know the local insect
problems and what the bird may be after.
However, taking a very close look at what might be going on with the
wood on your house might be a good place to start. Flickers do this
during mating season, but Stellar's jays could only be looking for food
of some sort, especially at this time of year.
How old is the wood on the house? If very new, and not treated too
well, then it may have some residual sap dripping from the wood as it
heats up in the sunlight. The bird could be attracted to this, or
attracted to insects that are getting stuck in the sap.
If it is sensing carpenter ants or termites (there are certain birds
that treat them as special delicacies) and trying to get at them through
the siding then you have bigger problems than being woken up at 7 in the
morning. The frustrating thing with that is there is not going to be
any way to tell from the outside if they are inside the wall.
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