Plans for building your own wren birdhouses are available from Project Nestwatch. Or try this DIY wren birdhouse project . Frequently, these birdhouses are also suitable for nesting chickadees .

But a few years ago, I found plans specifically for a Carolina Wren birdhouse. The box wasn’t anything special, except there was no round hole. The birds entered via a slot near the top, like ...

Courtesy of the Houghton Mifflin Co. THIS CAROLINA WREN was painted by Roger Tory Peterson for his Field Guide to Birds of North America. Recently, I received a telephone call from Marilyn Otten ...

A free PDF of custom birdhouse plans you can build also is available. ... A male Carolina wren will make multiple nests in a day at sites that may include a sock on a clothesline or a nook in your ...

Bird of the month: Carolina wren. Description: Small reddish-brown bird, 5 to 6 inches long, with lighter underbelly and chin and a very noticeable white stripe over its eyes. Nesting habits: … ...

The “wrens” are no doubt female house finches. The expected, though uncommon wren is the Carolina wren and is one of the recent arrivals here. The first record in The Berkshires was in the summer of ...

The Carolina Wren is a small but chunky bird with a round body. The head is large with very little neck, and the distinctive bill marks it as a wren: Long, slender and down-curved.