Bird Watching: Placement of a Chickadee box?, 3 by Mrs_Ed

Mrs_Ed wrote:
My chickadee box stands alone, about 6' from a fence. Every year they build a nest in April but they appear to be sterile. By June, the wrens kick them out and build a nest, some successful, some not. I also have a box on a tree, I've been hoping for a nuthatch, but the Dees have never shown any interest in it.

I think Sialis.org has some information on nesting (other than bluebirds). I may have read there that wrens prefer houses on fence rows. Mine have nested in this box and in a box on the side of the garage.