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Hi all,

Mrs. CCA spotted the following birdhouse at a yard sale last fall, and we've been waiting for a decent day to mount it... Ta da!

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It only cost a few bucks, and had all of the features we look for:

  • Basically solid construction... It's nothing special, but serviceable. (We had to put a small, metal, entrance-hole face plate on the abode because of prior chewing, but that fixed that.)
  • Screws are used to hold the thing together... Should a piece rot, or cleaning is necessary, the remedy is just a screwdriver away.
  • Easily mountable... In this case, there's a stout plastic/wire loop that begs to be gang cable-tied to the branch. We probably will have to adjust the tilt of hang, but that's no big deal.
  • It's attractive in a New England sort of way.
  • The casa is easy to spot.
As for bird activity, they seem to like it. So far we've had chickadees, titmice, and a downy checking it out. The mount height of apx. 8' would be ideal for any of them. The only question is, "Who stakes his turf first?" Time will tell...

See you by the feeders,

CapeCodAlan


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