Yes are attracted to the emergency release handle on the overhead door.
Red handle on garage door.
If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
Keep tension back on the top panel and lift the door.
While working on my lawnmower i observed several fly up to the red handle to check it out.
The first thing to do is hit the door button.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley that moves with the door along the rail.
My emergency release handle is now dark green.
Have someone keep tension on the red handle pulling back away from the door.
Top section of door catching on the header 1.
Then i realized that this could be why they fly into the garage.
I shooed they away.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
Press button on opener to bring door up this may be the one case where it s ok to yank on the handle.
Not hard just tension.
If the car is either inside or outside the garage you can hit the button to open the door.
Pass this word to our other friends of hummers.
Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case.
This is where a friend will help.
You need to check the release handle and make sure that it is on the track.