One of the first things you ll notice is the noise.
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Scratching noise at night in the attic.
Once human intrusion has been eliminated the next logical course of investigating strange sounds in the attic is to figure out what animal might be up there.
A scratching noise in your attic usually isn t a good sign.
Chirping sounds within your home.
Heavy pounding noises in the attic or ceiling.
Once you ve ruled out an intruder and other immediate causes for distress you may find you ve.
If the noise is a fast pitter patter at night especially if there s any noise going up and down the walls then it s likely rats or mice though it could be flying squirrels.
Damage to electrical wiring.
Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.
This is an immediate sign that birds are nesting within your home or business.
A large slow nocturnal animal you might just hear walking in the attic.
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Is it scurrying bumping flapping or squeaking.
Strange noises in the attic are always alarming because the may be any one of a variety of dangers large and small.
Flapping sounds and chirping.
Not the noise coming from the attic particularly.
Most of the sound will be during the daytime since most birds are diurnal.
Slithering sounds is how my customers have described it to me.
So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying in and out of your attic.
Squealing typically a sign of baby raccoons.
When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame.
Leave a small recording device running at night to avoid having to stay up late on a mice recon mission.
They can just somehow tell they have a snake up there.
Raccoons are also most likely to make vocal noises.
Attics can be the ideal environment for squirrels rodents and even bats they can damage stored items by gnawing and could even chew through your electric cabling.
It is the noise you ll hear in your walls just as you re laying down to go to sleep.
If you hear fluttering and chirping it could be bats or birds.
Whether it s scratching scurrying or just the sound of movement above your head hearing any kind of noises from your attic could indicate a larger problem pests.
You ve got better things to do 4 look for chew marks footprints.
Pay close attention to any noises that you might hear coming from your attic at night time because this is when mice are looking for food and building up their nests.