WRENS 



a huge crack or behind a loose piece of bark. 

 The winter wren is the smallest and brownest 

 of all our wrens and this fact together with its 

 song will distinguish it from all others of the 

 family. Its song is a rippling outburst like 

 that of the house wren but longer sustained 

 and uttered in a higher key. To hear it at its 

 best you must go to the deep woods, to a spot 

 where the sun comes sifting through the 

 leaves overhead, and there on an upturned 

 root the little bird will pour out its melody 

 of happiness and cheer to its mate that is 

 brooding her eggs in some cosy retreat nearby. 



Tule wren, Telviatodytes palustris palu- 

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Distribution: Pacific Coast region from 

 British Columbia to California, west of the 

 Cascades and Sierra Nevadas. 



The tule wren is the marsh WTcn of the 

 Pacific Coast. It is found in the thick cover 

 of marsh grass and tules along the borders 

 of sloughs, ponds and shallow lakes, where it 

 may be common, although rarely seen because 

 of its shyness. The best way to study its 

 habits is to go in a skiff to its haunts and 

 paddle quietly along the edge of the marsh. 

 It will soon notice your intrusion and begin to 

 scold, bobbing up and down, jerking its tail and 

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