To attract a wren family to nest in your yard, bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman suggest allowing an area of your yard to get a little wild or unruly. Then put a wren birdhouse there.

Head southwest to see a cactus wren.. Nests and Eggs. The male is serious about nest-building in spring, because it’s what helps him attract a mate. He starts constructing a few nests at once.

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

All it took were more gray hairs and bald eagles to help me realize that it's OK to slow down and literally watch the world ...

The house wren is a small and dainty looking bird, but its behaviour is that of a feisty and competitive animal with a dark side. The female is known to be a cantankerous and demanding mate. Eager to ...

Believe it or not, this “front porch” to the nest cavity was built by the rock wren pair. Socially monogamous, rock wrens pair up for the breeding season and may have up to three broods of up ...

The call of the Carolina wren. Of the early bird singers, perhaps the most conspicuous is the Carolina wren.The male who has laid claim to my yard is busy making himself known to all of late.

The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.

The winter wren is a misnamed bird, at least in our neck of the woods. Here, this bird is a spring wren phenomenon. The Red River Valley is pretty well established as a northward migration route ...

By your description, I think the bird is likely a Northern house wren, which are about the same size as a sparrow. They are known for using twigs and leaves in the construction of a nest.