Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris
Identification Tips:
Length: 4 inches
Short, thin bill
Bold white supercilium
Brown upperparts
Unstreaked crown
Black back with white streaks
White throat and breast
Buffy belly and flanks ...
MARSH WREN FACTS
Description
The Marsh Wren is a small brown bird. The back is streaked with black and white and the chest is whitish. The tail is held fairly upright. It has a brown cap and pale line above the eye.
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) breeds in marshes across the northern half of the United States and much of Canada as well as many coastal locations along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts of the U.S.
Marsh Wren Behaviour
No observations regarding Marsh Wren behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Marsh Wrens ...
Marsh Wren
(Cistothorus palustris)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Likely but not confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris (Wilson)
Status Rare vagrant, very rare in summer. Breeds. The first recorded in Nova Scotia was collected by Harold F. Tufts near Port Joli, Queens County, on 15 November 1949.
Marsh Wren
This report is one in a series of literature syntheses on North American grassland birds. The need for these reports was identified by the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV), a part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
MARSH WREN.
[Marsh Wren.]
TROGLODYTES PALUSTRIS, Wils.
[Cistothorus palustris.] ...
Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris
The scientific name of the Marsh Wren translates roughly as "Marshland Rock-rose leaper" (Holloway). Somehow that doesn't tell me much. The Marsh Wren is an interesting species.
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris. Breeder. Common in all seasons in Gulf Coast region. In Inland Coastal Plain, uncommon in winter, spring, and fall. In Tennessee Valley and Mountain regions, uncommon in spring and fall, and rare in winter.
Marsh Wrens (Cistothorus palustris)
Mountain Wrens (Troglodytes solstitialis): Xenospiza.com (Photo)
Moustached Wrens (Thryothorus genibarbis): Mangoverde ...
Marsh Wren
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Greater Yellowlegs
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Marian's Marsh Wren and Worthington's Marsh Wren, permanent Florida residents, are species of special concern.
Marsh Wrens often puncture and occ steal eggs. Young can swim at 5-6 days. In addition to large fall and winter roosts, males may roost together in early summer.
Nesting sites and rookeries (places where birds that live in colonies nest together) for: red-winged blackbird, marsh wren, wood duck, herons, egrets, pelicans ...
Local Name: Short-billed Marsh Wren
Breeding Range: Falkland Islands
Length: 11cm.
Falklands Population: ~2,000 breeding pairs
World Population: as above
(subspecies restricted to Falklands) ...
while others construct nests, often quite large, of twigs and grasses.
The male marsh wren of North America, often builds several "dummy nests"
before the female accepts one and the pair settles down to breed.
Zapata Wren, Ferminia cerverai (E) Endangered
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon (A)
Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris (A)
[edit] Mockingbirds and Thrashers ...
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) ...
These mice are also known to use the nests of marsh wrens in cattail marshes. They appear to be strictly nocturnal and active throughout the year. They are almost entirely vegetarians and feed on the green parts and seeds of plants.
of the Red-winged Blackbird's familiar tune. In territorial disputes, males fight vigorously from the ground and up into the air. Monogamous pairs bond with complex displays, and females defend their nests from rival species, like Marsh Wrens.
Also found in North America are the cactus, rock, and marsh wrens. The common European wren is a winter wren. Wrens are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes.
tally a Wilson's Snipe, (2) Virginia Rails, a Marsh Wren and a Northern
Shrike in the marsh at the base of High Head. TOM LIPSKY will post the
entire count circle totals later.
Mark Lynch
moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net ...
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, CA, 01 Jan
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan ...
 See also: Wren, Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Sparrow, House Wren
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