Thryomanes bewickii
(L 5.25" WS 7" Wt 0.35 oz )
Morro Bay State
Park
10Dec2012
Common in western No. America
...but now absent in the East.
The Bewick‘s wrens were very
tame and confiding. To our ears
not only their song but their
subdued conversational chirping
had a marked ventriloquial effect.
(Theodore Roosevelt)
Thryomanes is Greek for
fond of reed.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom