Recent Wrens!

We have had some success in finding Wrens living in our part of the Province.

Locating Marsh Wrens and other marsh birds can be daunting. Finding an elevated boardwalk provides more of a bird's eye view of cattails, allowing viewers to better scan across a marsh. Marsh Wrens are more vocal at dawn and dusk which are better times of day to find this species. 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Marsh_Wren/overview

Deryl managed to find and photograph a Sedge Wren last week! They are slightly smaller than Marsh Wrens. They probe for insects at the bases of plants or in the soil. Hunting low in vegetation makes them difficult to see. They don't tend to be found in cattails.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sedge_Wren/overview

The Winter Wren looks like a plump round ball with a stubby tail that it usually holds straight up. They hop and scamper through the understory moving more like a mouse than a bird as they investigate upturned roots and decaying logs for food. 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Winter_Wren/id

As with all wrens, the Carolina Wren has a small, slender and downcurved bill. Listening for the male's loud, piercing "teakettle-teakettle" song coming from woody or thickly vegetated areas can help to locate this species. They sound (to me) like the horn on a Fire Truck racing to an emergency.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/overview

Wrens love brush piles for cover, protection, and a source of insects. If you need to prune trees or cut brush in your yard, consider heaping the cuttings into a pile as a safe place for birds to gather. House Wrens are about the size of a Black-capped Chickadee. They are plain brown birds, common in backyards in much of the western hemisphere. (Photo was taken earlier in the summer.)

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/overview