Carolina wrens, unlike house wrens, live here year-round. So Carolinas have a wing up, so to speak, on house wrens: They get first choice on nesting quarters. In fact, they’re well along with nest ...

Carolina wrens are as festive now, during the twilight of summer nesting, as they were at the dawn of spring breeding. The diminutive wren shows up in neighborhood yards, flitting around flowerpots, ...

In about six weeks, cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees and bluebirds will begin collecting nesting material to build their nests. So it’s time to build or buy some nest boxes so the birds have ...

Three kinds of wrens nest in the area, Carolina wren, Bewick’s wren and house wren. However, the Carolina wren is most common. It’s a loud, chatty little bird that sings any time of day. A little bird ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years ...

As colder weather approaches, I often get questions about winter roosting boxes. Many cavity-nesting birds roost (that is, sleep) in natural cavities, nest boxes or specially designed roosting boxes.

Certainly, they can be called birds of destiny. They hatched on Earth Day and 18 days later the little house wren chicks entered the world on Mother’s Day. In between, these three tiny birds survived ...

Everyone has certain triggers that let them know that spring is here, or at least very close. For some it may be a blooming tree or shrub. It might be the first butterfly sighting of the year. For me, ...