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Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Photo by AshleyT
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Description:

This has been my nemesis bird for over a year now, and finally got to see 5 in one day! The largest wren in North America, they are mostly brown with a spotted chest and white eye stripe. The individual here is an immature. Its siblings and parent were in the brush pile it is standing at the top of.

Habitat:

Found in a brush pile at a birding inn at the base of a mountain.

Reference Links:

Cactus Wren, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
AshleyT
Thank you so much for the nice comment, armadeus! It was actually 4 young ones and 1 adult, this was just the only individual that came out of the brush pile for me to see clearly :) Then the next day I saw another one at a nest! Always feels good to tick off an easy bird that I should have seen a long time ago :)
Liana
Congratulations on your spotting Ashley! What a satisfying experience that must have been...and to see 5 - including a young one! I'm so glad your patience was so abundantly rewarded. Thank you for sharing :)

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014

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