On May Count, Smallwood State Park, Charles Cty, Bob Lukinic and I found pair of House Wrens at the Mattawoman Creek Arts Center right outside the center building entrance--was using an "artistic" nest hung from lower branch of huge tree. First time and a real surprise. We followed the song.
Carol Ghebelain
Indian Head, Chas.
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From: George M. Jett
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Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] House Wren puzzle
Folks
House Wrens are not that common in Charles either. I think we get a hand
full on the May count, and they are usually found in older developments that
have trees. Cobb Island is a traditional location, and some of the older
communities around Waldorf. Any of the newer developments (less than twenty
years) seem to be void of this species.
George
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From: "James Tyler Bell" <>
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Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] House Wren puzzle
> Gail:
>
> eBird shows widespread sightings in Maryland with the exception of
> southern Maryland. I haven't heard one in Edgewater this spring and we
> whiffed on them during May Count. I know they're not common in Calvert and
> St. Mary's but we usually get at least a few on May Count! Not sure what
> happened to your local birds but eBird shows a fairly even distribution of
> them on the northern side of the DC beltway.
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?cmd=quickPick&speciesCode=&bMonth=01&bYear=2010&eMonth=12&eYear=2010&getLocations=states&states=US-MD&parentState=US-MD&reportType=species&speciesCodes=houwre&continue.x=18&continue.y=11&continue=Continue
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/29ur9w3
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>
> Tyler Bell
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> California, Maryland
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> From: Gail Mackiernan <>
> To:
> Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 1:28:13 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] House Wren puzzle
>
> Hi all --
>
> Barry and I just returned from over 3 weeks' out of the country and are
> astonished to find that neither of our two House Wren boxes (carefully
> cleaned in early April) are occupied. Neither is our neighbor's wren
> house.
> Barry walked through the neighborhood this morning and said he didn't hear
> any House Wrens singing, either.
>
> Both our two wren houses have been occupied every year since we moved here
> in 1993, so this is rather unprecedented.
>
> What are others finding re their own "local" wrens?
>
> Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
> Colesville, MD
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