You can also take a peek in your attic to see if you can find the telltale signs of rodents such as droppings or teeth or claw marks.
Sounds like a woodpecker in my attic.
You re more likely to hear them moving through the attic or near the roof edge walls and chimney.
A specialized lethal trap which is basically a birdhouse with a mouse snap trap inside can catch and kill woodpeckers.
Squirrel sounds are more pronounced in september to october and april to june when the younger squirrels are big enough to run around.
This tends to happen early in the morning or late at night in this location.
Hearing high pitched attic noises.
When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame.
I found the sound i m hearing and it s a frog i m next to a mangrove preserve that s located between my condo and fiu on the bay.
This is illegal because woodpeckers like most birds are protected by the federal migratory bird protection act.
They make scratching and jumping noises leaving you wondering what s moving across the ceiling.
They bring out their little saws and go to town on my ceiling.
Out of all the squirrels in attics these squirrels are big time chewers many times they even will chew the wires in your attics this could cause a house fire you may hear gnawing noises chewing noises scratching noises.
Teka2 nancy i would describe the sound i m heard somewhat like you do woodpecker but softer and a bit slower.
Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.
Though bats are typically quiet nocturnal animals they do make high pitched screeching sounds around dusk or dawn.
Who s making noises in my attic in the early morning.
Open this link and find the place to listen to it and see if it s your sound.
In addition to hearing consistent scratching sounds another important sign you have bats in the attic is high pitched screeches.
When red squirrels or piney squirrels get in your attic you can really hear a lot of different types of loud noises.
To me it sounds like a usual toilet slowly leaking and refilling sporatically.