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There’s a welcome sound absent from my yard this spring and I’m not sure why.Bill Moyer of Coopersburg reports the same thing.“I have eight bird boxes out primarily for wrens,” he writes.

The wren, meanwhile, continued his rounds, moving from nest box to nest box, laying claim to them all. A female wren, if one ...

Full of enthusiasm and eager to attract a mate, the male house wren arrives in early April to stake a claim to your yard or mine. The bird’s lively song is hard for the ear to miss.

Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, house finch and house sparrow. Here’s a quick bio ...

The energy given off by a single house wren could light up the entire East Coast. These birds wake up going full blast and don’t stop until the sun goes down, or so it seems.

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.

The birds and the bees can be tough for some birds. July 10, 2022 More than 2 years ago. 4 min. A house wren engages in its throaty song. Will it be able to attract a mate before summer is over?

The house wren is a small and dainty looking bird, but its behaviour is that of a feisty and competitive animal with a dark side. The female is known to be a cantankerous and demanding mate. Eager to ...

It is often difficult to distinguish between Mr. John Wren and Miss Jane Wren because both are small brown or buff-colored birds with tan beaks, but one can be sure the birds know their pecking order.

Right on cue, a male house wren appeared in the yard around April 20, loudly announcing himself via his rollicking, trilled song. He wasted no time investigating potential nest sites, and my new ...