It’s been obvious to me that since the early ’90s, when we moved to Boise, the number of Bewick’s wrens I encounter from year to year has been increasing. That impression comes not only from the Boise ...

Missouri is home to hundreds of songbirds — big and small, brightly-colored and unassuming — but Bewick’s wrens are particularly special. They are unusually hard to find in St. Louis. And, now, a ...

It’s time for another chapter in our birds-at-home exploration. Today’s familiar companion: wrens. Let’s start at the beginning. Would you know one if you saw one? Wrens are diminutive brown birds ...

Wrens are one of my favorite groups of birds. They are small, cute, and like to hide from us. That makes them challenging. But they also have songs that explode from cover and tell us which species ...

Since I recently featured the Carolina wren, the Bewick’s wren will be a good follow-up column. And I plan to feature a few more wren species in the next couple of months.

Three kinds of wrens nest in the area, Carolina wren, Bewick’s wren and house wren. However, the Carolina wren is most common. It’s a loud, chatty little bird that sings any time of day. A little bird ...