House Wren - facts, behavior, habitat, song & photos

A frequent visitor to birdhouses, the House Wren is a common sight and sound in backyards across the country. The suburban-loving little brown bird often takes over all the birdhouses in its general vicinity, keeping all other species from using them

The House Wren will puncture eggs of other species nesting in nest boxes. Sometimes it breeds in a usurped nest box; other times it is nesting nearby

The House Wren has one of the largest ranges of any songbird in the New World. It breeds from Canada, through the West Indies, through Central America, southward to the southernmost point of South America. Some of the subspecies living south of the United States have been considered as separate species

When a male House Wren claims a cavity for nesting he begins bringing sticks. He may put more than 400 sticks into one cavity. When a female pairs with the male she takes over nest building and adds the nest cup and lining