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'A tiny mohawk with legs': Fallen baby wren gets second chance at life

The group said the chick had fallen from the nest and was brought in with "no mom in sight." ...

The Fascinating Evolution of Scotland’s Island Wrens

Scotland's island wrens are quietly breaking the rules of evolution, growing in ways that have stunned researchers and raised ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Just for the birds: Wrens — little brown birds with attitude

Wrens are one of my favorite groups of birds. They are small, cute, and like to hide from us. That makes them challenging. But they also have songs that explode from cover and tell us which species ...
CNN

The sedge wren has returned to New York City. It’s a glimmer of hope for wildlife conservation. - CNN International

More than 60% of all grassland habitats in North America have been lost, according to the 2019 North American Grassland and Birds Report by the National Audubon Society. Much of it is due to ...
Morning Star

The cunning wren – king of the birds

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment I HAD a few wrens (Troglodytes troglodytes) picking among my holly bushes the ...
Orange County Register

Cactus wren rescue: Troubled birds relocated

Charismatic cactus wrens are once again thriving in a nature preserve near Laguna Beach, their whirring, rattling calls ending years of silence for the species. The wrens were transplanted, complete ...
CNN

A tiny songbird, a massive landfill and a glimmer of hope

More than 60% of all grassland habitats in North America have been lost, according to the 2019 North American Grassland and Birds Report by the National Audubon Society. Much of it is due to ...
Seattle Times

Winter wren: little bird, big song

It looks far too tiny to produce such a song, a liquid glissando that rings through the woods. The winter wren is a little brown bird with a very big song. It’s a demitasse of a bird, weighing less ...