Massachusetts town under siege by feathered ‘vandal’ who’s damaged 25 cars in mating season pecking spree
Caught red-beaked. A frisky bird weathering mating season has taken aim at dozens of cars in a Massachusetts town — leaving residents shielding their vehicles from the feathered menace’s sharp beak, according to reports. The pesky two-month mystery behind at least 25 punctured and shattered sideview mirrors and windshields in Rockport was recently cracked when a local caught the pileated woodpecker in the act. “The woodpecker showed up and landed on the windshield wipers of the RV in our yard and was looking at its reflection,” Janelle Favaloro, 59, told Today. “And we were like, ‘You know what, I bet...