THE HOUSE WREN 



Wren Family — Troglodytidce 



Lengfth: About 4% inches. 



Male and Female: Cinnamon-brown above, reddish-brown on 

 the rump and tail. Back with fine indistinct bars; 

 wings and tail with heavier bars; under parts gray- 

 ish-white washed with brown, lighter on throat and 

 breast; sides, and feathers under tail, barred with 

 black; tail frequently held upright. 



Notes: Sharp scolding notes. 



Song: A sweet bubbling song. The notes are poured forth 

 with joyous abandon and tireless energy. 



Habitat: Near the homes of man preferably, though in the 

 winter many house wrens are found in southern 

 woods. They dart in and out of wood-piles and 

 brush-heaps, run along walls and fences, and seek 

 shrubbery, vines, and orchards. 



Nest: Of small sticks, lined with root-fibers or grasses, placed 

 in a hollow of a tree, in a nesting-box, or some out- 

 of-the-way place, such as a flower-pot, tin-can, dis- 

 carded shoe, old hat, etc. 



Bange: Eastern North America. Breeds from southeastern 

 Canada, eastern Wisconsin and Michigan, southward 

 to Kentucky and Virginia; winters in eastern Texas, 

 and in the South Atlantic and Gulf States. 



LITTLE "Jenny Wren" figured in our nursery tales 

 and was one of the delights of our childhood, be- 

 cause of its diminutive size, its pert, cocked tail, its inces- 

 sant activity, and its continuous chatter. No dull moments 

 when a wren was near by! 



Its nesting-habits make it interesting to young and old. 

 Though loyal to a nesting-locality, it will make its neat 



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