The wren, meanwhile, continued his rounds, moving from nest box to nest box, laying claim to them all. A female wren, if one ...

So are comparatively elfin Carolina chickadees, their song a clear sing-song four-parted whistle. White-breasted nuthatches pipe in with a series of stridently nasal yank-yank-yanks.

For some reason, Carolina wrens do not even attempt to migrate. They casually move north after a mild winter expanding their territory, and then, come what may, they stay.

A: Chickadees roost at night in tree holes, if they can find them, or crevices, dense shrubbery or other spots that provide cover and at least some protection from the elements.

These include Eastern Bluebird, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Great-crested Flycatcher, Carolina Wren, and woodpeckers among others.

Wild Georgia columnist Charles Seabrook explains why a northward spread of Carolina chickadees, often seen in Georgia, might not work out well.

The Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus is a small reddish-brown wren that loves yards and neighborhoods. Wrens tend to skulk and conceal themselves, so you might not see them too often!

Interesting in setting up a bird feeder in your South Carolina back yard? Here are the top five SC birds most likely to use a bird feeder.

Some years they stay outside and try to use the tubular paper box below the mailbox if they can beat the Eastern bluebirds and Carolina chickadees to it.

Unfortunately, the house wren’s apparent disadvantage seems to endow them with an attitude. They’ll try their best to evict early nesters — whether Carolinas or bluebirds or chickadees or ...

Wonderful birds such as the northern cardinal, black-capped or Carolina chickadee, Carolina wren and red-bellied woodpecker are very likely to appear.