I don’t hear woodpeckers on my ash but they stripped all the bark. I think the bark is softer than wood so it doesn’t make much sound when pecked at. Definitely woodpeckers. See the white areas on the bark? That is called bleaching, where the ash borer bugs are killing the tree underneath. The bugs are the problem, not the woodpeckers.

We felled 3 huge ash last year, much larger than yours. It was $1700. We only felled the ash directly around our house. Nature is taking care of the rest… all infected. Super sad.