Why woodpeckers peck on cedar siding?

Answer 1

woodpeckers peck on cedar siding because they think it is a tree and are looking for bugs that they sally find in trees or in the red headed woodpeckers case think it is a dead tree and a good place to start carving out there nest whole

Answer 2

normally I would say its to announce their territory or to look for a mate, but the soft wood may have insects inside they are wanting to get at, or perhaps there are no dead trees around with soft wood to make a home in.

Answer 3

Just to make a loud sound, they do that to announce their territory to other woodpeckers and to call out to a mate

Answer 4

They believe that inside the Cedar Siding there will be insects to eat, like in trees and telephone poles.

Answer 5

Attempting to " drum" or call out to other woodpeckers.

Theres nothing in stucco that they want, just a hollow sounding spot for their noise to resonate.