Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Thryothorus
Species: bewickii
La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
Gr. trogle hole or hollow
Gr. dutes burrower
Gr. troglodutes cave dweller
Gr. thruon a reed
Gr. thouros leaping
La. bewickii for Thomas Bewick
About five inches long. Dark cinnamon-brown upper, gray-white
undersides, darker wings and tail. Central tail feathers barred. Thin white streak from
the beak, over the eye, to the back of the head. |
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upright tail when alerted. Barred tail with white edges a little longer than the House
Wren. Lives in forest edges, groves, farms and towns from
southwestern British Columbia to southern California, Nevada and Mexico, east to Texas,
Oklahoma and Missouri, and less densely populated through most of Tennessee and Kentucky,
south to Florida and as far north as Pennsylvania.
Builds nests of almost any material, twigs, grass, leaves, paper,
moss, strips of bark and other hairy materials usually very low in natural or abandoned
tree cavities, brush heaps, under bushes and very often in open sheds and bird houses.
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Lays around five to six, more or less, speckled pinkish or white eggs which hatch after
about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about another two weeks.
Forages through trees, underbrush, thickets and rock piles for insects, spiders and
seeds. |
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Male Wrens will build several nests for the female to choose from so
hanging several nest boxes may make an area more attractive.
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The Bewicks Wren Wren
Birdhouse (same as for House Wrens and
Winter Wrens)
has a 4" by 4" floor, 8" inside ceiling, 1 1/4" diameter entrance hole
located 6" above the floor and ventilation openings. Assembled with screws fit
to pre-drilled pilot holes. Hinged roof is secured with shutter hooks. Chickadees,
Titmice, Nuthatches,
Downy Woodpeckers and other wrens may use this box. |
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Mount or hang from a tree branch or under an eave or mount on a fence or on a wall from
four (in more secluded spots) to out of reach if necessary with partial sun and shade. Resources |
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