Originally Posted By: stam
It's basically the mating call of a woodpecker, this time of year they will rat-a-tat-tat machine gun style on whatever will make the most noise to lure in a girlfriend, hollow logs, outbuildings, I have had them beat on an old metal gate in spring for years now, *once* they even thought it would be cool to set on the flashing on the peak of my house and let 'er rip...not a good move, my daughter shot that one with the bb gun when it woke her up one time too many when she was 16 or 17....

Sapsuckers.

That can surprise the hell out of you the first time you hear it inside the house.
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