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Rowdy Woodpecker Unmasked as the Culprit Behind 25 Acts of Car Vandalism in Massachusetts (Exclusive)
A Rockport, Mass., neighborhood is being vandalized by an unlikely criminal — a pileated woodpecker. Resident Janelle ...
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Territorial Woodpecker Damages Dozens of Cars
"We have a vandal in the neighborhood," Rockport, Massachusetts resident Janelle Favaloro warned in a Facebook post. "He was ...
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Woodpecker Damages Over Two Dozen Vehicles In Seaside Town
In Rockport, Massachusetts, a pileated woodpecker has caused damage to more than 20 vehicles, leaving residents puzzled and ...
A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker
More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him ...
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Massachusetts town under siege by feathered ‘vandal’ who’s damaged 25 cars in mating season pecking spree
Locals quickly revealed a flurry of similar damage left in the woodpecker’s path. Mike Foster said the avian left a “nice big crack” on his Ford F-350 pickup truck. “When it landed on the ...
'Ferocious' woodpecker damages 25 vehicles in Massachusetts town
A Massachusetts town is under siege from an apparently territorial pileated woodpecker being blamed for damaging more than 25 ...
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Neighbors fed up after pesky woodpecker damages cars, homes in Rockport, Mass.
AND A BEAK. BIG BEAK. SO WHAT’S DRIVING THIS WOODPECKER TO DO THIS KIND OF DAMAGE? WELL, WE REACHED OUT TO THE EXPERTS OVER AT MASS AUDUBON. THEY TELL ME HE’S LIKELY A SINGLE WOODPECKER ...