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Being preoccupied with Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, two of my favorites indeed, a usual resident in our yard was overlooked. Sitting on our patio, I recently heard him before I saw him. I had unknowingly gotten much too close to his nest in progress.
When I spotted the little bird, he was preparing a nest in a hanging basket under the rear eaves of our home. It was a Carolina Wren.
The Carolina Wren is a relatively large member of the wren family, the size of a small sparrow. Male and females look alike, but males are slightly heavier and have longer bills, wings, and tails. The back is dark rusty brown, but the rump is bright rust. The breast and belly are buff and unmarked and the flanks are cinnamon. The throat and chin are white, and the prominent eye stripe is white to buff white. The bill is dark above and yellowish below.
They enter buildings without fear, scavenge in your rain gutters and usually make lots of noise. They do not mind people looking at them. In fact, they seem to like it.
Carolina Wrens are monogamous and maintain pair bonds and territo
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