Winter Wren
“Migratory woodpeckers such as the Northern Flicker and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker numbers peak in April as do Brown Creepers, Eastern Phoebes, Winter Wrens, Brown Thrashers, White-throated Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, and fleeting pass through migrants like Fox Sparrows and “Ipswich” Savanah Sparrows.”
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Perhaps even more exciting was the second bird she had spied which was a Winter wren.
A first of the year Winter Wren!
Other notable sightings included a singing Winter Wren, nice numbers of Pine Warblers, several Yellow Warblers, a single male Northern Parula (warbler) and a solitary Nashville Warbler perusing through an apple tree along shore Road.
Also, in Robinson Woods on the afternoon of April 11 I overheard the wild melody of a Winter Wren.
Migratory woodpeckers such as the Northern Flicker and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker numbers peak in April as do Brown Creepers, Eastern Phoebes, Winter Wrens, Brown Thrashers, White-throated Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, and fleeting pass through migrants like Fox Sparrows and “Ipswich” Savanah Sparrows.
Later in the day I travelled across Robinson woods I, II and III and was treated to a chorus of Hermit Thrushes, several singing Winter Wrens and a single calling Ovenbird.
Lastly, on July 11, a Winter Wren, several Hermit Thrushes and a Ovenbird sang simultaneously at close range, deep within Robinson Woods while a Eastern Wood-Pewee whistled from its sunny perch within the mid-canopy.
As for early April, a few mentionables from the yard and field include, on the afternoon of April 5 I was listening to the wind among the pine trees in Robinson Woods III when the wild warbler of a Winter Wren briefly rang out somewhere deep within the tangles of fallen timber.
On first day of June within the dark forest interior of Robinson Woods I was treated to a dusk chorus of Veery’s, Hermit Thrushes, a Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warblers, Ovenbirds, Redstarts and Northern Parulas.
Unlike our migratory little House and Winter Wrens, the Carolina Wren will often spend the winter in the same territory it had previously nested in.
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As I walked deeper into the woods the enchanting tunes of Veerys and Hermit Thrushes intermingled with the flamboyant outbursts of a Winter Wren.
And on the sunny afternoon of April 10 I went to Robinson Woods in search of a Winter Wren.
The following day I was treated to a pre dusk chorus of Veerys, Hermit Thrushes, a Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds.
The Marsh Wren, similar in stature to the House Wren, nestles between the larger Carolina Wren and the diminutive Winter Wren.
Other recent highlights on this day in May included a singing Winter Wren, strong numbers of Pine Warblers, several Yellow Warblers, a single male Northern Parula, and a solitary Nashville Warbler working through an apple tree along Shore Road.
The Marsh Wren, similar in stature to the House Wren, nestles between the larger Carolina Wren and the diminutive Winter Wren.