The rock wren is a tiny gray songbird that thrives in the rock outcroppings on several Larimer County open spaces, where they build nest patios from small, flat rocks.“They’re inconspicuous ...

Believe it or not, this “front porch” to the nest cavity was built by the rock wren pair. Socially monogamous, rock wrens pair up for the breeding season and may have up to three broods of up ...

Rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, photographed at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Image: Terry Sohl, 5 July 2010. [velociraptorize]. I encourage you to purchase images from this generous ...

House wrens are spunky little birds about the size of a newly hatched chicken. They once inhabited almost every backyard and garden, consuming insects and chattering away to inform the world of ...

This winter I WILL locate a winter wren.That’s my plan, anyway, with one of my goals for the year being to find some of the Boulder County birds that I have never seen.The boreal owl, which l… ...

Dear Bird Folks, I have a male house wren singing his brains out in my yard. ... (I ignored that last one because I already have rock-hard abs.) The message that caught my eye, ...

The 8th annual Jazz Matters at the Wren’s Nest summer concert on July 26 will pay tribute to the memory of now-shuttered Dante’s Down the Hatch. Among Atlanta’s various jazz venues, none ...

Once the box is empty, the adult wrens may nest a second, even a third time. Older siblings sometimes care for the upcoming brood, bringing in insects. "It is possible to find a group of 10 wrens ...

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle ...

During that day the two remaining chicks crowded at the small nest entry hole as Mama wren brought food to coax them out. About 2:30 p.m., whatever instincts drive them kicked in and they flew ...

Rock Wrens, one of the oldest as well as the most distinct songbird species made a comeback from extinction because of the New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) project.

Rock wrens hop and flit rather than flying and nest on the ground, making them easy prey for introduced predators like rats and stoats. They are threatened with extinction.