Sorry, I'm tech challenged. I wanted to reply to each section of your post, but am too challenged to figure it out.
First... I am sorry for your loss. It's great though that you can go back to your roots and live in your family homestead. As for the Chickadee... It sounds like your Dad wants...
My Mom had the same problem with a male cardinal about 15 years back. Not long after my Dad passed away, my Mom kept hearing something banging on her bedroom windows in the morning. She was frightened of course. One day she got brave enough to peek out the window to see what it was, and found a...