The Bird(house) Man July 10, 2015 Editorial Staff Photo by Jason Kaplan Sal Cassella, a retired Navy man and employee of New York Military Academy, has been building bird houses, as a hobby, for about 12 years. Last week he had over a dozen for sale in front of his Cornwall-on-Hudson home. Photo by Jason KaplanSal Cassella, a retired Navy man and employee of New York Military Academy, has been building bird houses, as a hobby, for about 12 years. Last week he had over a dozen for sale in front of his Cornwall-on-Hudson home.