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 ...

It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a ...

Mike Adams is a biologist, educator, researcher and author. To contact him, email [email protected]. Locally large birds like the bald eagle, wild turkey, sandhill crane, common crow and even ...

On these cool, late autumn days, when most birds have ceased singing and a hush has fallen over the landscape, the Carolina wren still enlivens our neighborhoods with vibrant, full-throated song.

A close view of a Eurasian wren perched on a branch, singing in the forest. The video captures the bird’s natural behavior with clear details of its feathers, beak, and movements. Surrounded by fresh ...

The duet of the Carolina wrens singing deep in a forest made me feel like spring had sprung in fall. One bird in a thicket of trees belted out a song — “tea-kettle-tea-kettle.” Seconds later, another ...

It’s time for another chapter in our birds-at-home exploration. Today’s familiar companion: wrens. Let’s start at the beginning. Would you know one if you saw one? Wrens are diminutive brown birds ...

Most birds tend to be up in the trees, but the House Wren prefers to lurk low in the protection of shrubby areas and brush piles. Their brownish plumage and body length of less than five inches help ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

Doesn't everyone love wrens? Here, three species brighten our days. Year-round, only one stays. Another comes in summer to raise families. Now, with winter setting in, the one most rare has arrived.

In 1953, famed naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, who originated the field guide series bearing his name, took his British colleague, James Fisher, on a 30,000-mile tour of North America. They recounted ...