People often describe the house wren as plain because the bird has simple brown colors. But don't disregard these backyard guests. House wrens measure 4 3/4 inches long with a wingspan of 6 inches.

Two birds of the Californian chaparral, the wrentit and the Bewick's wren, share the same habitat, and also have similar songs. But they manage to alternate their singing bouts so that they are ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

Migration: most birds in North America migratory. Major spring movement follows that of the winter wren; major fall movement precedes that of the Winter. Winter: generally as breeding, but with ...

Wrens are a tiny, rusty-brown bird, smaller than a blue tit ... and energetic — it cocks its tail when singing. Wrens have a variety of calls, the most noticeable being a loud short tchic ...