You may remember from a few months ago that some woodpeckers took over our chickadee house and renovated it so that they could move in. Here’s a link to a reminder
Woodpecker Birdhouse Renovation
After the woodpeckers moved out (they only roost in a birdhouse; they don’t nest in it) the front door was big enough that the English sparrows could get in. So we took down the house for the winter. I have now finished the Extreme Makeover of the house to make it a chickadee house again. The makeover was so extreme that I replaced all of the parts except the screws, which means that I really made a new house. Here it is.
I had some wood left over after building the new house, so I took the front off of the old house,
and I replaced it with a brand new front. Take a look.
Pretty cool.
You may notice that the new house is shorter than the old one. One of the reasons that I made an entirely new house is that I wanted to make it smaller. I made it smaller to discourage the woodpeckers from getting in it. They might think that these new digs are a bit tight for them. I hope.
So we now have sort of a Chickadee Bungalow.
Cozy.