The house wren is a plain looking songbird, but its bubbling songs and nonstop activity make this cavity nester a pleasure to observe. The post Attract and Identify a House Wren appeared first on ...

We are well into the season of eggs and baby animals. A couple of nest boxes that once had House Wren eggs are now empty, but swallows are flying in and out of nest boxes on the pond’s edge. The ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...

A house wren surveys John Kelly's backyard. A pair of the birds are preparing to lay a second clutch of eggs in a birdhouse there. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) ...

While many birds curtail, so to speak, their nesting efforts during the summer, the house wren does not. They just keep going. Let's take a closer look at this clamorous, nonstop nester. This ...

And house wrens destroy chickadee eggs — and bluebird eggs and tufted titmouse eggs — even when they have already claimed a nest cavity of their own. The wrens have their reasons.

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle ...

Wrens often add spider egg sacs into the materials they use to build their nests, which, experts theorize, aids in helping to eliminate parasites.

Carolina wrens, unlike house wrens, live here year-round. So Carolinas have a wing up, so to speak, on house wrens: They get first choice on nesting quarters. In fact, they’re well along with ...

That doesn't mean a larger clutch of eggs. Seven or eight is average for house wrens, nine or 10 unusual. A second nesting, however, likely will be four to six eggs.

Columnist Jerry Shnay says the house wrens that nest east spring in his Park Forest backyard offer lessons on life.