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The Birdfy Smart Bird House includes hardware for wall or post mounting. Grant Clauser/NYT Wirecutter. Most of the nesting box comes preassembled, including the solar panel perched on the roof.

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Gary Mayor Jerome Prince speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the “Fiber Smart House,” which is planned to be built in a rehabilitated Gary Union Station, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

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