Sidgera continues to harass Arizona residents’ trail cameras, forcing them to come up with creative solutions.
But nothing seems to stop these relentless birds, Keith Canataro told The McClatchy News.
Cannataro lives in northeastern Tucson and has a dozen trail cameras behind his home.
He started installing cameras when he moved in in 2017, and shares the wildlife footage he captures with his friends. YouTube pagecoyotes, javelinas, bobcats, squirrels and hawks sightings.
In an interview on July 12, he said woodpeckers started to become a problem in 2022 when he noticed they were poking holes in the plastic sensor covers of cameras.
“I think every place has been attacked at least once,” Cannataro said.
But the harmful pecking doesn’t happen all year round and is variable, so it could happen during the mating season, he said.
Woodpeckers likely to ‘disturb’ Arizona residents From March to June It’s time for birds to claim their territories, attract mates and build nests, according to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish.
Cannataro said the first woodpecker attacks of the year began in March and damaged two cameras.
Most recently, Cannataro said he sent five cameras for repair in June and another one this month. He says he doesn’t know what attracts woodpeckers.
“It takes time the fun is away I came from this hobby,” he said in a July 8 Facebook post to the trail camera group.
After catching one “evil” woodpecker on camera 45 minutes before retrieving the memory card, he turned to the group for insights on how to keep birds from pecking the camera.
Cannataro said he tried several things, including adding bird spikes, adding shiny Mylar strips, and smearing the device with peppermint oil.
But nothing has resolved the issue.
“Am I destined for the woodpecker’s wrath?” he said in a Facebook post.
he hasn’t given up yet.
Next attempts to repel woodpeckers include adding sheets of aluminum to the top of the camera, along with rubber rattlesnakes and shiny pinwheels.
What attracts woodpeckers?
Woodpeckers may continue to return to someone’s home if they have food, water and shelter, according to the Game Division.
“Homeowners must either accept wild animals or change their environment to remove anything that attracts animals,” the wildlife service said.
Wildlife officials have offered multiple solutions, including adding padding to areas where birds often peck and installing models and silhouettes of owls to scare birds.
Where does Sidgera live?
According to the report, the woodpecker lives in “southern California, southwestern Nevada, southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and south to central Mexico.” Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum.
It has a brown face, zebra-like markings on its back, and white wings that can be seen in flight. Males have a red spot on the top of their heads.
Birds also have sturdy necks and heads and long, pointed beaks for pecking trees and other objects.
According to the museum, in the Sonoran Desert, they nest in cacti.
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