American Museum of Natural History. 
HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon). Length: 5 inches. Range: Eastern North 
America. 
In spring the wren nests near country houses and barns, under eaves, in 
bird boxes and old jugs. This well-known visitor sometimes makes itself ob¬ 
noxious by eating the eggs of other birds. It aids farmers and gardeners, how¬ 
ever, by destroying hundreds of harmful insects. 
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