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Attract and Identify a House Wren

The house wren is a plain looking songbird, but its bubbling songs and nonstop activity make this cavity nester a pleasure to ...
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 ...
Carolina wrens, unlike house wrens, live here year-round. So Carolinas have a wing up, so to speak, on house wrens: They get first choice on nesting quarters. In fact, they’re well along with nest ...
A: No one knows for sure what causes baldness in birds. And often in the literature that I read, the condition has not been well studied. Fortunately, in most cases new head feathers grow within a few ...
Wrens are a small but outsized group of birds in Ohio. Only five species occur here (normally), but given their propensity for being chatterboxes, they can be conspicuous. Many readers host two ...
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 ...
It is only early March, with Old Man Winter still looming large in the rearview mirror. But the birds speak – literally – of spring. Ever-lengthening daylight hours trigger our earliest songbirds to ...
Are you considering adding a bird feeder in the back yard of your South Carolina home? Maybe you’ve had one for some time, but would like to know more about the birds using it? There are hundreds of ...