The Lion's Pride Volume 9 (January 2018) | Page 42

My Black-capped Chickadee Birdhouse
Diana M Korpi
In the spring of last year, when I was thinking about all the things I
needed to do to get my Black-capped Chickadee birdhouse ready for this
year's nesting couple, it dawned on me that this would be a perfect
theme choice for a process essay assignment I needed to write for my
ENGL 101 class. I was having trouble coming up with a topic, so I got
very excited when these two thoughts came together in my mind. I hope
you enjoy reading “My Black-capped Chickadee Birdhouse” essay as
much as I enjoyed writing it.
As winter starts to creep back north and the first signs of spring begin
to emerge, I see from my window a Black-capped Chickadee. Seeing it
reminds me that I need to head outside and into my garden. It’s time to
get the songbirds’ house ready for this year’s couple. When I first
decided to buy a birdhouse, I found there was a myriad of different
houses available for purchase, all different shapes and sizes and some
even designed with specific bird species in mind. Rather than buying
one already made, I decided to make my own birdhouse. The plan I
settled on was one that filled all the needs of the Black-capped
Chickadee. I enjoy watching and listening to these adorable little native
songbirds, with their oversized, black-capped heads. So, by putting a
house up, I hoped it would encourage them to move into my garden. I
now had better get out there, so I can be sure they have everything they
need in order to start setting up house.