Marsh Wren Photo Gallery
Tiny, round-bodied wren with a short tail that is often held up. Rusty-brown above with black-and-white streaks down its back. Underparts are paler and unstreaked. Individuals in eastern North America are often rustier and more brightly colored than those in the West.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, October 15, 2016Boisterous bird of wetlands. Sings a gurgling rattling trill, usually while hidden in reeds. Brown above with black-and-white streaks down the back. Note pale eyebrow and unstreaked shoulder.
© Tony V / Macaulay LibraryWashington, May 15, 2017Adult
A rusty-brown wren with black-and-white streaks down its back, a white eyebrow, and a short, frequently cocked tail.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryColorado, May 30, 2021Not all videos have soundClings to reeds, grasping a different stalk in each foot. Rich brown above with dark barring on the tail; paler below with a white throat and breast. Note pale eyebrow.
© russ ogden / Macaulay LibraryNew York, July 23, 2017Small, plump wren with a thin bill. Individuals in eastern North America are rustier and more brightly colored than birds in the West. Note dark barring on tail, black-and-white stripes down the back, unstreaked shoulder, and pale eyebrow.
© David Weber / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 12, 2014Builds a nest out of dead grass and sedge stems, secured to stems of marsh vegetation.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, December 01, 2005Not all videos have sound© Larry Therrien / Macaulay LibraryEstado de México, January 31, 2019
Found in wetlands with emergent vegetation such as cattails and bulrushes.
© Jack Rogers / Macaulay LibrarySouth Carolina, February 18, 2017Small wren of wetlands, difficult to see but easy to hear. Look for the pale eyebrow, white throat and breast, black-and-white stripes down the back, and unmarked shoulders.
© Anonymous / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, July 18, 2014
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