![]() ![]() Numbers are often depressed after severe winter weather, though even so, at least fairly common. Common over the province up to about 4,500 feet, and sparingly up to about 5,000 feet can wander after breeding to higher elevations. Loyal Lovebirds - Studies show that Carolina wrens tend to choose mates, with whom they generally pair for life, according to like size (they can grow as. Nesting boxes offer wrens a more convenient (for you) place to put their nest, and can be placed so that they are safer from predators. Their nests have even been found in old coat pockets and boots. Numbers can be depressed slightly during and after severe winters or heavy snowfalls, though still relatively common. Near homes, Carolina Wrens are versatile nesters, making use of flowerpots, mailboxes, propane-tank covers, and a variety of other items. Common to very common over the entire province. Wrens are cavity-nesting birds, but while some wrens build their own elaborate structures, a few wren species will eagerly investigate artificial structures.House wrens, Carolina wrens, and Bewicks wrens will all use birdhouses. The Carolina wren is 5.5 to 6 in length, a rich rusty brown above and a warm buff. Common to very common across the entire region, even on barrier islands, as long as there are shrub thickets. Its song, tea kettle, tea kettle, tea kettle, tea can be heard year round. They also occur in wooded residential areas, as long as there are dense/evergreen shrubs present. Habitats are very widespread in forested or semi-forested areas, but they usually favor dense tangles or shrub/sapling layers (evergreen in winter), such as beneath a canopy of pine or mixed woods. It is completely nonmigratory and occurs in all areas of the state. It is quite inquisitive, nesting in nooks and crannies in buildings and other odd places in the "wild", nests are built most often near the base of a tree or in a cranny along a stream bank. Carolina wrens are less common in northern and western states, but you can spot them year-round across their range. Look for the distinctive light colored stripe above their eye and a beige colored belly and chest. ![]() ![]() The Carolina Wren, the state bird of South Carolina, is one of the better known birds in North Carolina, as it is one of the few that sings all year, occurs in residential areas, and is a common and conspicuous (for a wren) bird. A Carolina Wren nest is a bulky, somewhat messy mass of debris like leaves with some coarse hay/grass, twigs, moss, little roots, weed stalks strips of bark, plastic or even snakeskin generally domed with tunnel like entrance and lined with feathers, animal hair, Spanish moss, wool, and fine grasses. The reddish-brown colored Carolina wren is slightly larger and chunkier looking vs a house wren. ![]()
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