Birds Observed at Our Pleasant Hill, Oregon Home

Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Bewick's Wren

Bernice and I first saw two of these beautiful wrens running in our long driveway the first of March 2001. They are common and widespread in the West. They are found in farmyards, brush, and fencerows. Distinguished from other wrens by their eye stripe, white underparts, and unstreaked brown back. Note also the characteristic sideways jerking of its white-fringed tail. The song is higher and thinner than the House Wren's, 2-5 notes followed by a trill, 6-12 minutes. We have seen these fine birds on a number of occasions in the pasture since then.