It’s been obvious to me that since the early ’90s, when we moved to Boise, the number of Bewick’s wrens I encounter from year to year has been increasing. That impression comes not only from the Boise ...

Since I recently featured the Carolina wren, the Bewick’s wren will be a good follow-up column. And I plan to feature a few more wren species in the next couple of months.

Missouri is home to hundreds of songbirds — big and small, brightly-colored and unassuming — but Bewick’s wrens are particularly special. They are unusually hard to find in St. Louis. And, now, a ...

While cleaning and filling my bird bath on a recent afternoon, I heard one of my favorites, a year-round visitor. A couple of high notes were followed by distinctive lower pitched, buzzy notes and ...

One of Marin’s most famous songbird families is the wrens — perky-tailed little brown birds with loud voices and a lot of personality. Outside of the birding world, many everyday people have not the ...