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Submitted by: Kandy

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gosh, I have 2 woodpeckers that have made my back yard their home here in Phoenix, AZ. They pretty much have taken over my hummingbird feeder. I really wish there was a way to get rid of them..they squawk soooo loud and have pecked the weaving off my patio chairs, but gosh i hate giving up feeding the hummingbirds. My 2 cats love watching all the activity, but I'm really getting tired of the woodpecker mess. they peck the house sometimes too. Any ideas?

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Submitted by: Steve Mason

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Yeah!! I've got pictures (spur-of-the moment through a window & fog, so hard to see well) of a yellow-fronted woodpecker on my hummingbird feeder in Wimberley (central Texas). A big bird and he hangs on the lip w/ no support for it's tail and I can see his tongue shooting in the little holes. The same bird also hides chipped corn in the bark of the junipers.

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Submitted by: Website Administrator

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Hummingbirds will migrate whether your feeder is still up or not. It's a myth that they will stay too long. The best time to take your hummingbird feeders down is about two weeks after the last time you see hummingbirds feeding from them. This years hatchlings are the last to migrate and need to fatten up before migration, so leave them up as long as you still have them coming around. Gene www.wild-bird-watching.com

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Submitted by: Kathie

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I live in Upstate NY and have noticed there are still hummingbirds coming to my feeders, someone told me that it was time to take them down here. They said if you remove them too late in the season the birds will not migrate. I was wondering if any one knew when it is time to take them down here in Upstate NY. thanks

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Submitted by: Jean

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We are in southwestern NY. Something is emptying our hummingbird feeder almost every night. There is hair on the feeder and the wooden post it is attached to. We have set a live trap have not been able to catch whoever or what ever the bandit is. They really like our regular bird feed too. We suspect raccoons. We do have lots of squirrels too.

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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How great to see your photo. We spend sooooo much time(and money-can't believe what I'm willing to spend for peanuts! to attract even more squirrels! lol) enjoying the "nature preserve" in our back yard in upstate NY. Lots of time spent lately observing our baby cardinals and bluebirds, expecting the young rose breasted grosbeaks any day. I was dumbfounded when I saw a red squirrel hanging upside down along side the hummingbird feeder lapping up nectar, he must have liked it as he is back today, but I see from my search that I don't have an earth shattering discovery. Aren't animals and birds a treat. May have to get a feeder like yours as we always have red bellied woodpeckers and maybe I can attract some bigger sippers. Thanks for your post.

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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Perfect picture of a woodpecker feeling right at home!

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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Just captured a downy doing the exact same thing in my Massachusetts back yard! Your picture is better tho....

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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I was searching for hummingbird feeder, woodpecker and squirrel when I found your post. A woodpecker is draining the feeder, but there is also a squirrel who tips it to get the syrup! I would think it is because we have been so dry, but there is a birdbath right under it with fresh water. Thank God for Birds, Donna

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Submitted by: Joyce

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We have a resident red bellied woodpecker who hangs on the HB feeder (exact same kind), tipping it so the nectar runs out, then he laps it up from the outside of the feeder. He makes quite a mess! I'd never heard of that before, but found the picture when I Googled.

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Submitted by: Joan

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Yesterday I watched an Acorn woodpecker drinking from our hummingbird feeder. After doing an internet search I found your entry where you had one too. I was wondering why that one feeder was draining so fast, at least till I caught him at it.

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Submitted by: Elaine

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This is truly amazing. I would love to see "Woody" doing this. I will watch my hummer feeder and see if my woodpeckers visit it. Elaine Franklin, TN

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Submitted by: Cindy

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Hi Craig! Woodies aren't the only thing that'll visit the Hummingbird feeder! So far, I have pictures of the Ladder-backed Woodpecker, the Hooded Oriole, The Scotts Oriole, and the Verdin each taking their turn at the HB feeder! I've found that most fruit eaters, or sapsuckers.. (figure of speech not WP name)will taste the nectar if they can get it. The Ladder-backed Woodpecker was the first I think that I observed. We have these birds natural habitat too.. but when the Hummers let me know they are back.. out go my feeders! Its a treat to see them all. So far there hasn't been a problem.. but some of the visitors to the feeder.. are also predators for the hummingbirds birds. So I have a few out there.. spread far and wide. I've now included some fruit out there.. and each seem to be going to its own. Great picture!! Cindy, High Desert Mtns. CA

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