House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

At just 4 3/4" the Common Wren is a shy but curious and hyperactive little wren of brushy undergrowth, found in a variety of habitats, from deep woods to backyards..  They frequent tickets and brush piles, especially around fallen logs; while in suburban areas they frequently use nest boxes.

Energetic and spry, they breed from central British Columbia New Brunswick in Canada, south to southeast Arizona to northern Georgia.   

In winter, they can be found in the Southwest, along the Gulf Coast, and north to Virginia, but they rarely winter north into their summer range.

The House Wren is so slightly larger than the Winter Wren and Sedge Wren.

Its song is a very fast, musical or jumbled series of sounds.

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BarrytheBirder