House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

One of nine wren species in eastern North America, the House Wren is a common, plain little wren of bushy undergrowth, found in a variety of habitats.  They are found in thickets and brush piles, especially around fallen logs, in suburban areas.   They readily use nest boxes.

They are familiar from deep woods to backyards.   They are shy but curious, popping up in the open, tail straight up.   They small, hyperactive, with a thin bill.

They are plainer than most wrens; show a faint eyebrow, thin eye-ring, bars on wings and tail.

Their songs are a very fast, musical high-pitched jumbled or bubbling series of notes, often given throughout the day.

  They range from central British Columbia east to New Brunswick, in Canada, south to southeastern Arizona and northern Georgia, and winter in the south-west U.S.A., along the Gulf Coast and north to Virginia.

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