The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.

The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.

The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.

The South Carolina state bird loves to stay all year. Learn how to spot one and attract it to your yard. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

The call of the Carolina wren. Of the early bird singers, perhaps the most conspicuous is the Carolina wren.The male who has laid claim to my yard is busy making himself known to all of late.

All it took were more gray hairs and bald eagles to help me realize that it's OK to slow down and literally watch the world fly by.

The last state to pick its bird was Arizona in 1973. So, grab your bird-watching binoculars and get to know the 50 official state birds in the U.S., from Alabama to Wyoming (and Washington, D.C., too) ...

The Carolina wren, like this one in Decatur, sings year-round, even in the dead of winter when most other birds are silent. (Courtesy of Charles Seabrook) ...

Near the marshy area, another Carolina wren sings, this one repeating the three-syllable call: tea-kettle tea-kettle tea-kettle. It lands near enough for me to note this russet brown bird (5 inches) ...

It’s a crisp morning at the Botanic Garden near the Capitol, and I’m training my binoculars on a Carolina wren: a bulbous brown bird with a white streak above its eye. The wren skirts a tree trunk, ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.