The Wren bird house is perfect for the bird lover in your life! This hand-made birdhouse will be a great outdoor decoration for years to come. Click on the picture for more info.

This feeding system has a built-in color video camera, microphone and wireless transmitter. An accessory archway is provided so you can hang a suet block or hummingbird feeder to expand your viewing enjoyment.

Wrens

These birds are monogamous and form lifelong bonds to one another. Breeding begins in March and April, so be sure to have your birdhouses ready. Male wrens build several nests but the female only chooses one for the season. The nest is built in a natural cavity such as an old woodpecker hole or tree stump. It is made of a variety of objects including grass, leaves, sticks, feathers, paper and string, and is dome-shaped. It is lined with hair or fur. They will also nest in a nest box and other oddities such as an old can or mailbox.

Description

The Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is the largest wren native to the United States (7 to 8 inches) whose distinguishing marks include heavily spotted breast and white eye stripe. The crown is rust colored, the tail is barred with black and white with a white tail band. Unlike other wrens, the Cactus Wren does not cock its tail. The name Campylorhynchus means curved beak.
The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is the official state bird of South Carolina. About the size of a sparrow, this bird is dark rust brown on the back with a rusty rump and buff breast and belly. The throat is white with a prominent white eye stripe. Both sexes are similar in looks.
The Bewick's Wren 5 1/2" Gray-brown above, white below with white eyebrow and long fan-shaped tail tipped with white.

Feeding

Cactus Wrens feed on insects, feeders with seeds or fruit, and an occasional frog or lizard.
The Carolina Wrens prefer thick brush and are more likely to be heard than seen, scratching around looking for insects. They also forage along trunks of trees looking for a lunch of snails and spiders.
The Bewick's Wren diets on insects, spiders, and forages along ground and in trees.

Eggs

The Carolina Wrens lay 4 to 5 eggs but there can be more. The eggs are whitish with brownish spots and flecks. They are laid in a series of one per day. The female incubates the eggs for 12 to 14 days. These hatch within 24 hours of each other. During this time the male feeds his mate and the hatchlings. As the hatchlings grow, the female will help feed them during the day. There are two to three broods raised each year.
The Cactus Wrens both male and female build the nest, which is large, spherical and made of dry grass and plant material. The nest is placed at the tops of desert shrubs or spiny cactus, such as the cholla cactus or the giant saguaro. Other nests are also constructed and used as roosts throughout the year. There are 3 to 6 brown-streaked buff-colored eggs. Incubation takes 16 days. The young fledge in about 20 days but remain dependent on the parents for about another month.
The Bewick's Wren lays 5-7 brown-spotted white eggs in a stick nest lined with leaves, grass and feathers placed in almost any available cavity, including woodpecker holes, old shoes, brush piles, and flower pots.

Habitat

Carolina Wrens are non-migratory and are generally found in the southeastern United States. They range from southern Ontario, Canada, and southward into Mexico and parts of Central America. They are slowly expanding north and westward.
The Cactus Wren's range is the southwest area of the United States, primarily in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and western Texas. This is the state bird of Arizona.
The Bewicks Wren prefers brushy areas, thick undergrowth, clearings, gardens, orchards, fencerows, suburbs, stream edges, open scrubby woods, cactus and mesquite, chaparral.

Voice

The Cactus Wren's voice is a low raspy series of notes. This bird lives in desert terrain among thorny shrubs and cacti.
Bewick's Wrens have loud melodious song with usual wren-like warble, also resembling a Song Sparrow.