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The smallest wren of Iowa also is the most skilled singer. The long trills interspersed with warbles give the winter wren an unmistakable and beautiful song. Living up to its namesake, this wren ...

The winter wren is a misnamed bird, at least in our neck of the woods. Here, this bird is a spring wren phenomenon. The Red River Valley is pretty well established as a northward migration route for ...

The interplay with readers is one of the most enjoyable aspects of writing this column. Several weeks ago a reader named Laura in Asheville emailed to inquire about the identity of “a little brown ...

Wren [which] creeps like a woods mouse … in and out of brush heaps … cautious and furtive … an absurd little creature …its stub tail turned up over its back at the least provocation …until it seems as ...

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The symphony of spring grows richer every day. Stepping out my front door this morning, a blast of birdsong overwhelmed my senses. The translucent, glowing greens and pinks of newborn leaves were ...

Few birds are as inspirational as the winter wren. Though it is one of the smallest of all North American birds, it is known to survive extreme winter conditions in deep, dense conifer forests of the ...

TWIN FALLS — Another birder might have figured that chirping in the shrubs was just another song sparrow. Austin Young suspected otherwise. The Idaho State University freshman, home for Thanksgiving, ...