Note what time of the day you hear the noises.
Birds in attic at night.
Unless you are always on the lookout for rats in the attic the first signs you are likely to notice are the rat droppings and the scurrying noises at night.
Sometimes customers say they hear a thumping noise in the ceiling.
Strange noises in the attic or walls.
Noises at sunset will typically indicate bats.
Birds enter attics through damaged vent screens.
Bird do not have keen senses like bats.
Chances are you ve got a new furry or feathery friend living in your home.
Usually this is right below a louver gable end vent.
Flapping flapping sounds can indicate birds have nested in your attic birds will be most active in early morning.
Rodents rats and mice birds.
Hearing scratching sounds in the night.
Many animals move into homes looking for food or shelter and end up getting a little too comfortable.
Knocking in my attic if you hear knocking noises in the attic it could be several different species.
Birds get disoriented and often fly into attic trusses.
The most common of these noise causing animals are.
If it s in the morning or evenings squirrels and birds are the most likely culprits.
Bats raccoons mice and rats are nocturnal so you ll most likely hear these animals at night.
If the noises are at night it is probably a raccoon rodent opossum or snake.
If you hear sounds during the day it is most likely a squirrel or snake although it can also be a raccoon.
Birds bang and crash into attic roof trusses as they are flying around.
Bird can cause heavy damage to your property and must be swiftly dealt with.