If you were a Chickadee...

[memorex88]

would you buy this house?

Made this yesterday from ceder using plans I found on the net. What do you folks think?

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/memorex88_2006/IMG_0568.jpg

[highlandpiper]

Looks great to me but then....I am not a chickadee.

[Kevin]

What no mailbox? If I were a Chickadee I would want a porch. Looks great, hope you can capture many a Chickadee.

[memorex88]

What no mailbox?

:lol:
I'm no good with wood. It took me 3 1/2 hours to make this simple little box!
I could settle with Tree Swallows as long as it gets used come spring.

[canonloader]

Looks like it needs a perch?

[pttenn]

Wow nicely made, you even beveled the edges off. Do they not need a little perch to land on?
Karen

[TPavlik]

It's a beauty!! It's more likely for Bluebirds or Wrens. Chickadees don't nest in cavities like this.

I've heard that you should not use a perch because it helps predators get inside.

Good Luck with it!

[memorex88]

I've heard that you should not use a perch because it helps predators get inside.

Exactly why there's no perch.

I built one of these about 10 years ago and tree swallows moved in right away! I since moved to a new location and further from water so I don't know about swallows this year. From what I read, the hole is only 1 1/8 inch and they are the two species that it would attract. Well that and my feeders ;)

I'll keep you up to date WITH photos :D

[Mr. E]

Very nice! The one I made late spring looks like garbage- probably why it hasn't been used except for dumping...I've heard the same thing about no perch- makes it easy for predators to get in. Someone on this site a while back had posted shots of a snake hanging out of a bird house after it had eaten some residents and shased others away

[sam walker]

looks about right for a bluebird wich means you'll get tree swallows.
Sam

[downywp]

:lol:
I'm no good with wood. It took me 3 1/2 hours to make this simple little box!
I could settle with Tree Swallows as long as it gets used come spring.

Nice work, chickadees will nest in a box like this, I had them last spring. Make sure you mount the box on a pole with a predator guard. Check out this site for more information: http//www.sialis.org/ Good luck:)

[memorex88]

http//www.sialis.org/ Good luck:)

Thanks downywp. What a great site! http://www.sialis.org/

[memorex88]

BTW, if anyone is interested in the plans for this nestbox, here is the link.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/ndblinds/houswren.htm