Woodpeckers will often develop an interest in a home and will visit several times through the day to bore foraging and nesting holes in the siding.
Noise in attic during day.
A rhythmic tapping noise in the attic can come from outside the attic.
Yes or at least you can narrow it down.
When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame.
If the noise is during the day especially in the early morning or evening before sunset then it s almost surely squirrels.
If you hear noises in the attic during the day it s very likely from squirrels.
The one exception is the nocturnal flying squirrel.
So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying.
If during the day then it is almost certainly a squirrel.
Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.
The sounds from squirrels in the house include scurrying sounds from them running around on the drywall in the attic above the ceiling or in the walls.
They may also decide to drum on a part of the house that has the right resonance to attract a mate.
Squirrels are the only animals that get into attics that are typically active during the day.
Although birds can do so as well.
Raccoons are physically the largest attic intruder so they tend to make louder scratching dragging and thumping noises.
If you hear it at night primarily it is either mice raccoons bats or in some cases a flying squirrel.
These noises are a lot slower and heavier than squirrel and rodent noises.
The time you hear it is a big clue.