House Wren

Scientific Name: Troglodytes aedon

Population Estimate: 10M, Least Concern status

Range / Habitat: Summer resident of much of the continental United States and some of Canada, winter resident of Mexico and the southern US coasts. There is also a year-round population in Central and South America. Preferred habitat is open shrubland, usually around human habitats.

Field Notes: Small brown songbird with long thin bill and relatively long tail. Buffy breast but the rest of the bird is brown with some barring on the wings more so on the tail. Distinctive features of this particular wren include lack of distinct eyebrow and bill that is yellow at the base but dark at the tip.

Personal Notes: Always a welcome sight, or sound.