Wrens are one of my favorite groups of birds. They are small, cute, and like to hide from us. That makes them challenging. But they also have songs that explode from cover and tell us which species ...

The winter wren is a misnamed bird, at least in our neck of the woods. Here, this bird is a spring wren phenomenon. The Red River Valley is pretty well established as a northward migration route for ...

The Carolina Wren is impossible to mistake for any other bird species in our area. The combination of the white eye-stripe and the overall color of cinnamon makes identifying this bird a cinch. Credit ...

More than 60% of all grassland habitats in North America have been lost, according to the 2019 North American Grassland and Birds Report by the National Audubon Society. Much of it is due to ...

Dull in appearance but notable for its effervescent song, the house wren is a common summer inhabitant of scrublands and woodland edges throughout much of North America. Variation in plumage and call ...

Charismatic cactus wrens are once again thriving in a nature preserve near Laguna Beach, their whirring, rattling calls ending years of silence for the species. The wrens were transplanted, complete ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Identifying a bird ...

Recently, I received a telephone call from Marilyn Otten reporting that she had seen a Carolina wren, a new species for her yard on Harding Place in the south part of Syracuse about three-quarters of ...

Audio recording of a less exploratory male fairy-wren song. Credit: D Colombelli-Négrel (Flinders University) First, the birds were captured to measure their personality in short-term captivity.

From somewhere in the backyard, an Eastern towhee says: "Drink your teeeee!" Then, a Carolina wren says: "Tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea." A Northern cardinal chimes in: "Cheer, cheer, cheer, ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own designated state bird? The Carolina wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina ...