If the noise is during the day especially in the early morning or evening before sunset then it s almost surely squirrels.
Noise in attic during day.
These noises are a lot slower and heavier than squirrel and rodent noises.
Squirrels are also active in the early mornings as well as the.
You may also hear some scratching sounds or even some nuts rolling around.
Squirrels are the only animals that get into attics that are typically active during the day.
Although birds can do so as well.
Yes or at least you can narrow it down.
If during the day then it is almost certainly a squirrel.
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.
The one exception is the nocturnal flying squirrel.
If the noise of the animal in the attic is at night it s probably raccoons rats or another nocturnal animal.
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.
A rhythmic tapping noise in the attic can come from outside the attic.
So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying.
Raccoons are physically the largest attic intruder so they tend to make louder scratching dragging and thumping noises.
When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame.
The time you hear it is a big clue.
If you hear noises in the attic during the day it s very likely from squirrels.