Winter Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes) Y |
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RANGE: Breeds from coastal southern and
southeastern Alaska and northern British Columbia to central
Quebec and southern Labrador, south to central California,
central Idaho, southeastern Manitoba, southern Wisconsin, and
southeastern New York, and in the Appalachians to northeastern
Georgia. Winters from southern Alaska and British Columbia east
to northeast Colorado, central Iowa, southern Michigan, and
Massachusetts south to southern California, southern Texas, the
Gulf Coast, and central Florida.
STATUS: Generally uncommon.
HABITAT: Primarily inhabits dense undergrowth of coniferous
forests, generally near water. Favors spruce and fir forests,
but sometimes inhabits dense mixed and hardwood forests.
Frequents thickets near woodland streams, boreal swamps and
bogs, banks of marshy ditches, and slash piles. In winter,
prefers coniferous and deciduous woodlands with a dense
understory, especially in moist areas.
SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: Moist coniferous woodlands with
low woody vegetation, or low-lying cold bogs or swamps.
Strongest nesting habitat association in (1)
Douglas-fir/western hemlock/western red-cedar forest, (2)
Douglas-fir/Port Orford cedar forest, and (3) Mixed
conifer/mixed deciduous forest.
NEST: Usually nests under an upturned root of a tree or under a
stump, in a hollow log, brush heap or rocky crevice, or rarely
in an old woodpecker hole. Does not typically build its nest in
an enclosed cavity as other wrens do.
FOOD: Insects and spiders gleaned from the ground form almost
the entire diet.
REFERENCES: Adamus et al. 2001, Bent 1948, DeGraff et al. 1980,
Forbush and May 1955, Johnsgard 1979, Miller 1999, Shunk 2004. |
