These birds also like to use small nesting boxes – with a base of about 4x5 inches and an opening of 1 1/4 inches – for their homes. If a wren can put its head through the hole, it's big ...

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

A marsh wren, a rare winter visitor in the region, was reported in Indiana Township for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Saturday. This photo of a wren was taken in the summer of 2022 in New ...

House wrens are another common local wren and less common but still possible are canyon and marsh wrens. The rock wren has a stubby pale brown body that is sparrow-sized and whitish below.

How not to find black rails: Paddle out into the darkness as marsh wrens chatter from reeds and an eastern whip-poor-will sings in the distance from a clump of trees you know must be there but you ...