Wrens

House Wren

by Trever Smith Dec 16, 2018 0 comments

The light orange area of the map is where the House Wren is found during breeding season. The light blue area is where the House Wren is found during Nonbreeding season during the winter months. Mid west California to the northwest of Mexico, the House Wren can be found all year long.

They normally have 2 broods per year with an average clutch size of 5 - 8 eggs. The eggs are white with reddish brown dots. The incubation period is 12 - 15 days and the young leave the nest 12 - 18 days after hatching.

Their diet is mostly insects, such as beetles, true bugs, grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, moths, flies, spiders, snails and some others.

FEED

If you wish to attract the House Wren to your yard, listed below are some food options these birds prefer.

Hulled Sunflower Seeds

FEEDERS

To attract the House Wren to your your yard using bird feeders, listed below are some feeders they prefer to use. The pictures below are some examples of each category.

TUBE FEEDERS

Any size, style, or shape of tube feeder can be used that is designed to be filled with hulled sunflower seeds, peanut hearts, or mealworms.

Caged Tube Feeder Mesh Feeder Mealworm Tube Feeder

SUET FEEDERS

Any size, shape, or style of suet feeder, both a combination of suet and birdseed or just a single suet feeder.

Suet Feeder Decorative Suet Feeder Suet Plug Feeder

HOPPER FEEDERS

Any size, style and shape of hopper feeder, able to be filled with hulled sunflower seeds or peanut hearts.

Gazebo Hopper Bird Feeder Squirrel Resistant Hopper Bird Feeder Fieldstone Hopper Bird Feeder

PLATFORM FEEDERS

Any size, style or shape of platform feeder. All the feed mention above can be place into a platform feeder.

Platform Feeder

MEALWORM FEEDER

Any style, size or shape of meal worm feeders can be used.

Mealworm Feeder Hanging Mealworm Feeder

BIRDHOUSES

Any style and shape of birdhouse that is closely related to interior dimensions of a 4" x 4" floor to a 5.5"W x 5.5"L floor. Walls that are 8" in height and an entry hole that is 1' in diameter placed 4" - 6" above the floor. A 1-1/8" diameter entry hole is also accepted. The entry hole can face in any direction 5' to 10' off the ground and within 100' of woody vegetation. Have enough space around the box so the wrens can fly freely from the entrance hole. If your going to place more than one birdhouse for the House Wren, space your birdhouses 100' apart to avoid territorial denomination and other birdhouses too.

Wren Birdhouse

NOTE:

Wrens are about the only birds that do not mind birdhouses that sway in the wind, when hung by a chain or nylon rope. Even though it is not necessary to buy one of these type of birdhouses.

Bewick's Wren

by Trever Smith Mar 28, 2018 0 comments

Bewick's Wren is found in the shaded areas of the map throughout the year. They can have 1-3 broods a year and on average have a clutch size of 3-8 eggs, that are white with brown or purplish speckles. The incubation period is 15 - 16 days. Their diet mostly is insects such as wasps, ants, grasshoppers, spiders to name a few. They are know to be upside down while looking for insects in trees.

FEED

If you wish to attract the Bewick's Wren to your yard, listed below are some food options these birds prefer.

Peanut Hearts

Suet

Mealworms

Hulled Sunflower Seeds

FEEDERS

Listed below are the type of bird feeders Bewick's Wren prefers. Each category of feeders has eg. listed to give you some idea of the many choices you have.

PLATFORM FEEDERS

Any style, size or shape of platform feeder, also know as a tray feeder or a fly thru feeder. should be able to accommodate the listed food above.

SUET FEEDERS

Any style, shape or size of suet feeder to hold suet, or combination suet and birdseed feeder.

HOPPER FEEDERS

Any size, style or shape of hopper feeder that can hold hulled sunflower seeds and peanut hearts.

TUBE FEEDERS

Any size or style of tube feeder that can accommodate hulled sunflower seeds or peanut hearts

BIRDHOUSES

Any style and shape of birdhouse that is closely related to the interior dimensions of 4" x 4" floor to a 5.5" x 5.5" floor. The walls being from 6" to 8" in height. An entrance hole,1 1/8" in diameter that is 4" to 6" above the floor.

Place your nest box 3' to 10' in any direction, near a tree or shrubs. If you are going to place more than one nest box for the Bewick's Wren, place your nest boxes 450' to avoid territorial denomination. Listed below is some different examples of wren birdhouses.

NOTE:

Wrens are about the only birds that do not mind a birdhouse that sways in the wind, when the birdhouse is hung by a chain or nylon rope. Even though it is not necessary to buy one of these type of birdhouses.

Carolina Wren

by Trever Smith Mar 23, 2018 1 comment

Carolina wren is commonly found in the dark area of the map but has been found to reach as far as the light areas of the map.

These birds will brood 1 - 3 times a year and the clutch size is between 3 - 7 eggs. The eggs are a white, cream or pinkish white, with rusty brown spots. Incubation period is 12-16 days and the nestling period is 10-16 days.

They mostly feed off of moths, beetles, grasshoppers, cockroaches, caterpillars, spiders and leafhoppers. Occasionally may eat lizards, frogs or snakes. 6% of their diet is vegetable matter such as seeds from bayberry, poison ivy, pine, weed seeds, sweet gum and some fruits.

FEED

If you want to attract the Carolina Wren to your yard by feeding them, listed below are some of the top food options these birds prefer.

Hulled Sunflower Seeds

Suet

Peanut Hearts

Mealworms

FEEDERS

To attract the Carolina Wren to your your yard using bird feeders listed below are some feeders they prefer to use. The pictures below are some examples of each category.

TUBE FEEDERS

Any size, style, or shape of tube feeder can be used that is designed to be filled with hulled sunflower seeds, or peanut hearts.

SUET FEEDERS

Any size, shape, or style of suet feeder, both a combination of suet and birdseed or just a single suet feeder.

HOPPER FEEDERS

Any size, style and shape of hopper feeder, able to be filled with hulled sunflower seeds or peanut hearts.

PLATFORM FEEDERS

Any size, style or shape of platform feeder. All the feed mention above can be place into a platform feeder.

MEALWORM FEEDERS

Any style, size or shape of meal worm feeders can be used.

BIRDHOUSES

Any style and shape of birdhouse that is closely related to interior dimensions of a 4" x 4" floor to a 5.5"W x 6.5"L floor. Walls that are 6" - 8" in height, an entry hole that is 4" - 6" above the floor and 1.5 inches diameter. The entry hole can face in any direction 3' to 10' off the ground and they prefer shaded areas. If your going to place more than one birdhouse for the Carolina Wren, space your birdhouses 330' apart to avoid territorial denomination.

hanging wren house

NOTE

The Carolina Wren can have a slotted hole of 1 1/8" to 2 1/2 instead of a round hole. Meaning; the distance from the top of the front panel to the bottom of the roof is 1 1/8 inches apart and can be the width of the house. See the illustration below for a better understanding. (The picture of the birdhouse below is for bluebirds, so the slot is larger than 1 1/8", but the idea is the same). Wrens are about the only bird, that can live in a hanging birdhouse, even though it is not necessary to hang their house, mounting a wrens houses will work also.

NOTE:

Wrens are about the only birds that do not mind a birdhouse that sways in the wind, when the birdhouse is hung by a chain or nylon rope. Even though it is not necessary to buy one of these type of birdhouses.