Speaking of wrens within our homes...  Yesterday I was in my living room and
I glanced over to the plants when some movement caught my eye.  I was
surprised to see a Carolina Wren sitting in my Aloe plant!  I assume it came
in from the porch from an open door nearby.  I opened the door wider and
approached the bird. It quickly flew out the door, free once a again.

-Chris

>From: Robert Weiner <>
>Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] house/winter wren in NW DC
>Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:02:10 -0500
>
>Winter wrens are uncommon enough in our urban NW DC neigborhood; they are
>even rarer inside people's houses!  a banging on the living-room windows a
>few mornings ago early turned out be a winter wren trying to get out.
>
>all the windows and doors were closed; the wren either flew in the previous
>day and overnighted (like overwintering, I suppose, but much shorter)
>without anyone noticing, or fell down the (flueless) chimney.  neither
>seems very likely.  the episode ended happily when the front door was
>opened and the wren flew out without incident.
>
>has anyone had birds fly/drop in the house through the chimney?

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