WRENS
79 wren species worldwide
Carolina Wren
49 wren species found in South America
32 wren species found in Mexico and northern Central America
9 wren species found in North America1 wren species found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia
0 wren species found in Australia, Antarctica, sub-Saharan Africa
House Wren
Source: BirdWatchers Digest
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Winters are great, also keep your eyes/ears peeled for Carolinas (I've had one here...ONCE). As for the others, I've been just plain lucky. And (to re-coin an old phrase), if you're lucky enough to hear a Canyon Wren, you're lucky enough!
Posted by: Margaret | September 29, 2009 at 06:49 AM
Margaret - you've seen more wrens than I have! I think its cool we have the winter in our neck of the woods.
Posted by: The Zen Birdfeeder | September 28, 2009 at 05:36 PM
Nice post and pics. Wrens are among my favorites. I love watching the mouse-like bobs of the Winter Wren in low brush and around fallen trees. And, of course. listening to them is a real treat. House Wrens are great songsters too, and Bewicks's are so dainty and elegant. And Cactus Wrens have quite the personality!
Posted by: Margaret | September 25, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Amy - whew! Glad I wasn't putting bad stuff out there! Thanks for stopping by.
Dawn - thanks much.
Posted by: The Zen Birdfeeder | September 24, 2009 at 02:02 PM
very interesting info!
Posted by: Dawn Fine | September 23, 2009 at 11:21 PM
I was sure we had two wrens in Europe, 'wren' and 'winter wren.' I just looked them up and boy was I confused. There is only one - Winter Wren - which is simply called Wren in British English. Thanks for the lesson!
Posted by: Amy | September 23, 2009 at 09:08 PM