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#12 - The Marsh Wren
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As its name implies, the Marsh Wren, Cistotchorus palustris, is most often
found in marshes,
especially ones with lots of cattails and bulrushes.
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The Marsh Wren can be hard to spot among the thick bulrushes, especially considering is it quite small, only 5 in/13 cm long. It does, however, like to sing and chirp loudly. The male will sing to claim his territory. He builds many round nests suspended above the water with reed stalks. They serve as decoys so predators can't find the real one. |
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The Marsh Wren has whitish-buff underparts and a white eye brow under a dark cap. Its back is brown with a few white stripes. Its dark tail is often cocked up, a characteristic of many wrens. It feeds on insects, caterpillars, snails, larvae and sometimes even the eggs of other birds. |
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The Marsh Wren is found across most of North America except the far north. It migrates and over-winters in the southern states and Mexico. Some stay permanently in the Pacific Northwest. |
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