House Wren

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House wren Troglodytes aedon
Identification Tips:
Length: 4.25 inches
Short, thin bill
Indistinct supercilium
Eye ring
Gray-brown upperparts (browner in eastern United States birds) ...

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
aka Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus) ...

House Wren
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House Wren
Adult
Overall brown, darker above, lighter below
Back and wings with dark barring
Moderately long, thin, slightly curved bill, yellow at base
Moderately long, barred brown tail
© soderlis, Minnesota ...

House Wren
The house wren is one of the most common birds in North America, and it's knows to build its nest in some unusual places. Learn how to attract a house wren to your yard, and listen to its song.
Photo: Roland Jordahl ...

House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon )
House Wren, Prospect Park, Denver, Colorado
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Family - TROGLODYTIDAE
The House Wren's scientific name calls it a "troglodyte", which means "one who lives in caves". Why is this little brown bird like a caveman?

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
The House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) nests across much of the United States and Canada. The birds in the first two images were wintering in Kenedy Co., Texas, in January, 2000.

House Wren
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House Wren
(Troglodytes aedon)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed
2007 to 2011: Confirmed ...

Both male and female often destroy eggs of other House Wrens and of other species nesting nearby; this behavior is inhibited while birds are tending their own eggs. Carolina Wrens, House Sparrows, and European Starlings compete for nest holes.

House Wren
Poglodytes aedon Vieillot
Status Rare vagrant, very rare in summer. Since the first edition of this book (1961), when only six records had occurred since 1932, over 150 House Wrens have been reported in the province.

THE HOUSE WREN.
[House Wren (see also Wood Wren and Parkman's Wren).]
TROGLODYTES AEDON, Vieill.
[Troglodytes aedon.] ...

House Wren
What is your favorite bird? Silly question really, but birding along Mines Road today we stopped first at Murietta's Well, and at the bridge we were serenaded by this House Wren (Troglodytes aedon).

House Wren Troglodytes aedon. Breeder. Common in winter, spring, and fall in Gulf Coast region. In Inland Coastal Plain, fairly common in fall, uncommon in winter and spring.

House Wrens
At times house wrens interfere with the nesting success of other birds by puncturing their eggs. But unlike the sparrow and starling, these birds are part of the natural system. They are protected by law. Don't intervene.

House Wren
Winter Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Sedge Wren
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...

The Creation of a House Wren Nest Hole
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Cooperative and Curious Carolina Wren ...

In southern Michigan 23 percent of nest box failures was due to house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) puncturing eggs or removing them; 18.8 percent was due to raccoons (Procyon lotor) or other mammals, and 14 percent to weather [45].

Troglodytes aedon - House Wren (photo)
Prunellidae - Accentors
Prunella
Prunella modularis - Dunnock (photo)
Prunella montanella - Siberian Accentor (photo)
Prunella atrogularis - Black-throated Accentor ...

Offshore only in small numbers House Wren - 1. Strange to see a house wren flying along with the boat only a few feet over the water! Purple Finch - 2. One juvenile landed on boat and landed on a couple of passengers! ...

Confusing similar species includes the House Wren and (during the winter) the Winter Wren. The House Wren is smaller (11-13 cm) and lacks the distinct white eyebrow stripe.

The most common is the house wren, is 5 in. It readily accepts nest boxes,
even close to houses, and due to it's aggressive nature will drive
other birds from nest boxes.
The cactus wren is the largest North American wren.

Owls, hawks, foxes, cats, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and cowbirds; competition for nesting sites from house wrens, catbirds, English sparrows and crows.
Habitat ...

Most wrens nest in natural holes and cavities; house wrens, which range over most of the United States and S Canada, will nest in boxes built for them and in crannies about dwellings. Also found in North America are the cactus, rock, and marsh wrens.

See also: Wren, Sparrow, Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Swallow