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The Carolina wren is a little bird with a big voice. A fixture in suburbia, the clear ringing "teakettle, teakettle, teakettle” song of this species attracts attention. The singer is adept at hiding, ...

For the past 40-some-odd years my parents have maintained bird feeders. By now they have become part of the landscape and the local bird populations flock to their yard to take advantage of the easy ...

Drastic shifts in species distributions are a cause of concern for ecologists. Such shifts pose great threat to biodiversity especially under unprecedented anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Many ...

We recently visited Marshall, Michigan for their annual home garden tour and had a wonderful reunion with long-time friends who now live in this city of beautiful homes and gardens. The area is a ...

It was several years ago when a pair of Carolina wrens set up house in my garage, enticed by a pocket in the tool apron that hung on the wall. The garage doors are always open and welcoming, day or ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2023 was the warmest year ever recorded. I remember it being hot in the summertime, but I think the effect of this heat was most ...

You might think that a bird that cheerfully sings all year across most of the state and is named the Carolina Wren would be our official North Carolina bird. Nothing against the beautiful Northern ...

I saw a new bird at my feeder last winter. In mid-December, a small, reddish-brown bird with an upturned tail, a white eyebrow-stripe, and a long, slender, downcurved bill was on the deck below our ...

Describing bird song in words is difficult, but have you been hearing a rollicking “teakettle-teakettle-teakettle” song lately? It is both loud and distinctive. The songster? The Carolina wren, a bird ...