What to do about a pesky outdoor bird This is not a pet bird

This is odd.but here goes. We have a very busy woodpecker on the outside of our house (literally)!! He seems to like the wood of the frame of our windows and is very busy pecking at it on and off all day long. From the inside of the house it sounds like morse code. Is there anything we can do to make him go away. The pecking is actually very annoying from the inside of the house. I'm a bird lover and I don't know how or why this bird started doing this. Just an odd question if anyone can give me some tips. Thanks.

General woodpecker deterrents

Obtained from http://www.wbudublin.com/other/pest%20co.

1. Visual deterrents

Aluminum foil strips or reflective tape hung from areas where damage occurs may scare away woodpeckers. The strips should be long enough to hang freely and blow in the breeze.

Windsocks hung from house corners serve the same purpose as aluminum foil and may be less intrusive.

Handheld windmills, especially those with reflective vanes, can be attached along areas of damage. The motion of the revolving vanes may discourage woodpeckers.

2. Sound deterrents

With an electronic distress call system, a recording of a woodpecker distress call followed by the call of a predator such as a Sharp-shinned Hawk is broadcast through a speaker system at various intervals to frighten woodpeckers away from your house. One example is BirdGard, manufactured by Weitech. A movement detector that makes noise when it senses movement can be attached to damaged areas (this will also keep deer away from your garden).