THE CAROLINA WREN 



Wren Family — Troglodytidce 



"Length: About 5i/^ inches; the largest of the six more com- 

 mon eastern wrens. 



Male and Female: Reddish-brown above; no bars or streaks, 

 except on wings and tail, and occasionally under- 

 neath the body, near the tail; a long light line over 

 the eye, extending to the shoulders; under parts buff 

 with a broAvnish wash; throat white. 



Notes I "Wren-like chucks of annoyance or interrogation," and 

 "a peculiar fluttering k-r-r-r-r-uck, which resembles 

 the bleating call of a tree-toad." ^ 



Song: A loud clear whistle, consisting of three similar sylla- 

 bles, with variations. 



Habitat: Thickets, vines, and undergrowth. 



Range: Eastern United States. Breeds from southeastern Ne- 

 braska, Iowa, Ohio, southern Pennsylvania, the lower 

 Hudson and Connecticut valleys south to central 

 Texas, Gulf States, and northern Florida; casual 

 north to Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario, Massachu- 

 setts, New Hampshire, and Maine. 



PROFESSOR REAL writes of this interesting wren as 

 follows: "The Carolina wren is resident from the 

 Gulf of Mexico north to the southern boundaries of Iowa, 

 Illinois, and Connecticut in the breeding season, but in 

 wifiter it withdraws somewhat farther south. It is a bird 

 of the thicket and undergrowth, preferring to place its 

 nest in holes and crannies, but when necessary, will build 



^From Witmer Stone in Educational Leaflet No. 50, National Associa- 

 tion of Audubon Societies. 



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