Sedge Wren

This year (2012) was our first to be able to claim them as a yard bird. Probably due to our not yet mowed pasture. What a treasure it's been this year! This morning, I counted three males singing. Some birders believe the Sedge Wren breeds up north, but as they make their way south, they raise a second brood.

Their song is much like a sewing machine starting up, but then after a few stitches, he stops. Is our little "tailor" just learning to sew? One interesting tidbit I have experienced is they will continue singing through the night. I had to go out to quiet one of our domestic animals when I heard him carrying on. When do those fellows sleep?!

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Last year (2015), we had a passerby in May, but then they came back in July. Based on th... read moree length of time they spent here, likely there were nests. This year, our May visitors have not left, so maybe we'll have some early breeders. Two different maps show our area as their summer range.

Cute little secretive bird that hides in the grass. I found them at Nachusa Grasslands, a Nature Conservancy property, amongst some mid-height grass. If I had not heard the chattering I would never have seen this bird.