House Wren – 6/13/16

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 6/13/16

Observation Time: 1:05 p.m.

Observation Location: 4 Gavins Pond Rd., backyard garden

Common Name: House Wren

Scientific Name: Troglodytes aedon

Comments: A plain brown bird with an effervescent voice, the House Wren is a common backyard bird over nearly the entire Western Hemisphere. Listen for its rush-and-jumble song in summer and you’ll find this species zipping through shrubs and low tree branches, snatching at insects.

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