If the Carolina wren’s singing entices a mate, ... Got a shedding dog? Brush him outside and let the wrens (and chickadees, titmice and others) harvest the fur. It’ll embellish their nests.

The canyon wren has a mere three songs, while the Western marsh wren has an astounding 219. Carolina wrens have 32 different songs, of which only the two or three more common are listed in any guide.

Q: This winter for the first time I've had a red-bellied woodpecker coming to my feeders. I'm hoping she might find a mate and nest nearby in the spring, since I love having more varieties of ...

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

Head southwest to see a cactus wren.. Nests and Eggs. The male is serious about nest-building in spring, because it’s what helps him attract a mate. He starts constructing a few nests at once.

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 ...

Of the chickadee nesting, John wrote: “One of the partners pokes around the wren house, late in winter — I suspect the male — going in and out, but never staying for more than a few minutes.

I first saw her a month or so ago as I stepped out of my house into the attached garage. In the subsequent days I would see her regularly, snooping through boxes, bags, bookcases and storage shelves.

#2 Carolina Chickadee. The Carolina chickadee can be identified by its black cap, black bib, gray wings and back and whitish underside. ... The Carolina wren has been expanding its range northward.