tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post5864931685691978229..comments2024-03-29T02:27:35.932-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: For the Birds: Bewick’s Wren, neighborhood singer and chatterboxCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-48900287817117060202022-02-18T14:19:46.205-08:002022-02-18T14:19:46.205-08:00We hung a colorful lacquered gourd saved inside ou...We hung a colorful lacquered gourd saved inside our sunroom for years on a branch near a blossoming<br />cherry plum outside.<br /><br />Voila. A mated pair now building<br />In a second week.<br /><br />So much better than the morning's<br />media laments.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375350963751447268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-7973336788093703612022-01-30T07:51:45.216-08:002022-01-30T07:51:45.216-08:00I used the app Birnet to identthe Bewicks Wrens th...I used the app Birnet to identthe Bewicks Wrens that frequent our backyard. I was so excited to find out what it was. I have also used Birdnet to identify the white- crowned Sparrows and California Tiwhees which I never knew what they were just from their Birdsong. I highly recommend it.Onehepburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181378415389649369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-75696987919342728192020-05-10T18:37:40.976-07:002020-05-10T18:37:40.976-07:00A pair of Bewick's Wrens built their nest in b...A pair of Bewick's Wrens built their nest in birdhouse on a long pole I had leaning against my back deck. I'd intended to make some repairs to the wooden birdhouse but before I got to that, the B's had moved in. There has been twittering coming from inside the birdhouse for several days now and just this afternoon two little ones took their fledgling flights! The second fledgling was accompanied by one of the parent birds, who flew right alongside it. They flew right past my head as I was watering a large potted azalea. I stopped watering and stood very still. Both fledges took shelter under a sword fern. The parent who'd accompanied the fledge, immediately flew to otherside of the patio/deck area, about 30+ feet, to an area where I have 60 year rhododendrons, a mature holly tree, more ferns, all under a stand of Douglas firs. It began calling to the fledges and fly back and forth. As this was going on, the other parent returned to the bird house with a beak full of bugs. It popped into the house and then popped right back out, beak still full. After listenting for a few seconds, it joined its mate and also began making different calls. The fledges were responding with their own calls. After about 5 minutes, one fledge made a swooping flight to the edge of the garden area. It hopped up three,tiered, landscape timbers and onto a lower branch of a rhodie. It was immediately joined by a parent. The other parent resumed flying back and forth from the remaining fledge. After several more minutes, that fledge flew to the holly tree. Now far enough way for me to move again, I left the area so the family could unite without interference. I stepped back out after about an hour and found them perched on my all-weather wicker chairs near the rhododendrons. I left them be. It's a lovely evening to be outdoors, but we'll have dinner inside and let them enjoy their first night out. <br /><br />Two hours later: I don't know how many eggs were laid or hatched, but I didn't hear anymore peeps coming from the birdhouse and haven't seen the parents return yet. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946991959225467574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-34589351607051567382020-04-01T17:14:52.595-07:002020-04-01T17:14:52.595-07:00Many thanks to the 3 of you for Berwick Wren infor...Many thanks to the 3 of you for Berwick Wren information & great photos. These adorable wrens are in my yard and give me so much pleasure. I've found Nest Watch (a newsletter from Cornell Univ. Ornithology Lab) with more particulars and downloadable instructions for building a wren box (bird house) that meets their specific needs.<br />https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/bewicks-wren/LobbyLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909103990809434650noreply@blogger.com