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["TH Cumbie" <thcumbie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was sent to a fellow birder, but it was such an unusual experience for
me....  I just wonder if others have experience the Carolina Wren "crow" as
I have described in this letter.  And the other wren was so quick to
respond.  An amusing experience!!

Tess
Buladean, NC

----- Original Message -----
From: TH Cumbie <thcumbie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Bryan Stevens <kat92047@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:30 PM
Subject: Miss the Birding


> Bryan,
>
> I really have missed Herndon Chapter birding trips, the Spring Count was
> always so rewarding!  I do have some interesting birds in my yard though.
> But do look forward to birding with ya'll again.
>
> I have four fledgling Eastern Bluebirds in my yard... can't be sure but
> think they might have used my turned- the- wrong- way Bluebird box.  The
> adult birds were there a lot but I could never be sure they went in with
> food.  But you should see the WHOLE family of six protect this box from
the
> House Wren who also has a nest in a Wren box in the yard.  The House Wren
is
> terribly noisy of course and is all over the yard.  But when he lands on
the
> box or the vine on the box he gets flown at from all angles.  The
bluebirds
> are not noisy when they fly at the wren but there is an immediate
consistent
> response to "rush" the wren when he is in "their area".. the wren flies
> somewhere else immediately.
>
> Each year the House Wren is in my yard early spring then much later the
> Carolina Wren shows up.  Yesterday afternoon I collapsed in a rocker in my
> rather large garage.  The  breeze was feeling so cool for I had been
> grubbing up some plants in my yard and transferring them... hard tiring
> work.  Suddenly, a little brown bird flew into my garage and was moving
> around rather noisily.  I thought it was a Song Sparrow for they pick up
the
> bird seed that I sometimes spill.  The bird had landed where I could not
see
> it.  Well, all at once it showed itself... plain view.. threw back its
head,
> stretched its body and made a sound much like a rooster crowing... in fact
> the whole movement and sound was very rooster-like.  Before I had too much
> time to seize up this... another Carolina Wren flew into the garage and
> landed on my foot... since I was sitting cross-legged with my foot stuck
> out, it was a perfect place.  Then this one flew to the back of the garage
> and looked at some containers I have stored there.  I recalled the man who
> did not move his motorcycle for several weeks while a wren was nesting on
it
> and wished I had a better place like a hanging plant container on the
front
> porch...However unfortunately, I do not.
>
> My garage is not a place for a Carolina Wren nest... with all kinds of
stuff
> stored there, I have to close it when I leave.  So hope these wrens are
not
> persistent.  But to hear a Carolina Wren "crow" was an interesting
> phenomena.  Have you heard of this.. or experienced it???  I would post it
> on the web, but wonder if anyone else has witnessed it.
>
> Tess Cumbie
>
>


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