Before we bought our house in the early 2000s, a home inspector noted woodpecker damage on the wood-framed fireplace chase. He didn’t have to dig deep to discover this. Not only was a yellow scare eye ...

The name says it all: woodpecker. These colorful black and white birds with, often, red on their heads validate their name by drilling into trees, utility poles and occasionally house siding. Their ...

Abstract: Woodpecker (Picidae spp.) damage to houses and buildings is a widespread and locally severe problem, yet the probability and type of damage has never been quantified and related to home ...