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 ...

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 ...

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 little brown bird that we have long called the winter wren nests in forests across northern North America and Eurasia (plus a bit in North Africa). Because it is the only wren on the other side of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Claim to fame: Though the songs of robins, cardinals and other well-known birds get more publicity, few North American bird species have the singing “pipes” of winter wrens. These tiny birds, which ...

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.

Northern wrens are larger and more resilient to winter weather than those living in the south, new research reveals. The research means that populations inhabiting regions where winters are more ...

I think of it as the "Peninsula Effect." That's a term I coined in reference to the extension of the Appalachians into the southeastern portion of North America, which brings with it, in the higher ...