Turn Up the Volume

Big, Bubbling Songs: Wrens

For nonstop song, it’s hard to beat the various species of wrens. One captive male Carolina wren, for example, sang nearly 3,000 times in a single day. Most species readily adapt to backyard living and will fill the garden with song from dawn to dusk.

• Live primarily in forests, open woodlands, and well-planted back yards.
• Eat insects and spiders.
• Nest primarily in cavities. Also shrubs.
• Attract with a mix of trees, shrubs, and nesting boxes.