Photo: JASON JOHNSON via Adobe Stock We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Home Advice You Can Trust Tips, tricks & ideas for a better home and yard, delivered to your inbox daily. As pretty as woodpeckers are when you see them in the wild, these noisy birds can cause major damage to trees and wooden structures on your property if they are left unattended. In fact, a study in Human-Wildlife Conflicts shows that of 1,185 houses surveyed in a New York town, 33 percent had property damage or noise disturbance caused by woodpeckers. The study also found that woodpeckers were more likely to damage grooved plywood siding than tongue-and-groove, board-and-batten, clapboard, or nonwood siding types. You’re most likely to notice woodpeckers in the springtime, which is mating season. That’s when the medium-size birds are most active and noisy, drumming to attract mates and mark their territories.…