On these cool, late autumn days, when most birds have ceased singing and a hush has fallen over the landscape, the Carolina wren still enlivens our neighborhoods with vibrant, full-throated song.

For the last few weeks, just before sunrise — if it is not cold or rainy — I wake to the lovely song of a Carolina wren, sweet, loud and constantly changing from one tune to another with some melodic ...

The Carolina wren is a little bird with a big voice. A fixture in suburbia, the clear ringing "teakettle, teakettle, teakettle” song of this species attracts attention. The singer is adept at hiding, ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

In Massachusetts, it's not surprising to observe a plethora of black-capped chickadees flitting about in the tangled underbrush. Chickadees are, after all, the official state bird and have been since ...

Found across much of these eastern U.S. during the winter, these tiny birds can be tough to spot—providing a fun challenge ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own designated state bird? The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina ...

They picked out the real estate and are decorating the nursery. Carolina wrens, having chosen a hollowed gourd just outside my window, tag team now with beaks full of dried leaves to insulate their ...

Carolina wrens are as festive now, during the twilight of summer nesting, as they were at the dawn of spring breeding. The diminutive wren shows up in neighborhood yards, flitting around flowerpots, ...

For the past 40-some-odd years my parents have maintained bird feeders. By now they have become part of the landscape and the local bird populations flock to their yard to take advantage of the easy ...

A ceramic bird jar is attached to a wall beneath an overhanging roof to provide a trouble-free nest sites for Carolina wrens. (Photo: Special to the News Sentinel) It's a good idea to provide a few ...