Habitat: House wrens are found in wooded and rural areas, as well as suburbs, wooded canyons and mountain forests. Their nests are made of twigs, grass and feathers placed in any cavity, natural or man made, such as a birdhouse.

Foods: They eat insects and spiders.

Facts: Wrens are small, brown birds that usually carry their tails upright. The well known House Wren is a garden bird that lacks distinct head markings. The tiny northern Winter Wren has a dark belly and shorter tail. Carolina Wren of the Southeast has a large white eye stripe and a ruddy back. Western wrens include Bewick's Wren with a white eye stripe and a lone tail with narrow white border, Canyon Wren with white breast and contrasting dark belly, Rock Wren with faint breast steaks and buff frigid tail, and the hinge cactus wren of the deserts.

Did you know?: Male house wrens lay nest foundations of sticks in several holes. The female chooses one and lines it with soft materials before she lays her eggs.
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