Troglodytes adedon

Sure I could pick a more dramatic bird to host this blog, but truly this is the species I've paid the most attention to this year. A pair raised a clutch in my backyard in a nest box. Three chicks, one dead egg. The nest is pretty cool--mostly twigs pressed to create a semi-circle against the walls of the box... And so, this site will be in honor of the local house wrens, thanks to them for keeping me company this spring.