House Wren

House Wren with spider.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 4-5”
Description: Subdued brown overall with darker barring on the wings and tail.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in a variety of wooded habitats that have a shrubby understory, including riparian, aspen and ponderosa pine forests to 10,000 feet and occasionally 11,000 feet.
Diet: Forage in low tree branches and shrubs, and eat a wide variety of insects and spiders, including beetles, caterpillars, earwigs, and daddy longlegs.

 

• House Wren (song)

  
  

  House Wren song recorded on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/22/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• House Wren (call)

  
  

  House Wren call recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/24/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• House Wren (song)

  
  

  House Wren song recorded on the Cow Creek Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. The buzz of a hummingbird flying by and several other birds can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/25/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• House Wren (song)

  
  

  House Wren song from two different birds recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. The sound of a jet flying overhead and other birds can be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/10/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025