Q: I recently clean up up an old bird house and nailed it about 8 feet above the ground to a tree on the edge of our front lawn. A pair of chickadees have taken up residence in it. The other day I ...

But a wren wants a home in a shaded but bright area without a lot of leaves, McClard says, while a chickadee would like a secluded house tucked into a thick evergreen. Most birds prefer a box ...