Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
songbird's song
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uses birdhouses
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uses wildlife trees
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FIELD MARKS
The Bewick's Wren has brown upperparts with a distinct white eyebrow line.
Its underparts are greyish-white and its tail is brown with darker bars
and white marks at the edges. The male and female look similar. Approximate
length: 11 cm
FOOD
Mostly insects and occasionally spiders, berries and
seeds.
HABITAT
The Bewick's Wren prefers edge habitats around coniferous forests, edges
of fields, powerline cuts, swamps, rivers and creek banks, lake shores
and road edges in both suburban and rural areas. It likes to visit gardens
and stays mostly near the ground. This wren has a high tolerance for disturbance
and can survive and breed in habitats that have been heavily influenced
by humans. It is non-migratory.
NESTING
These wrens build their nests in natural and human-made cavities including
living or dead trees, shrubs and banks, rafters or other supports in buildings,
posts, poles and birdhouses. Some nests can even be found in strange places
such as abandoned automobiles, pockets or sleeves of clothing left hanging
in abandoned buildings and mailboxes. They use twigs, grass, and garbage
to fill their nest cavity and line it with feathers, moss, leaves and
hair. The female lays 5-7 white eggs with brown and grey blotches around
the larger end.
STATUS
Common in its British Columbian range but endangered in eastern North
America.
DISTRIBUTION
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