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Photographs - © Walter Bauer, Sugar Land, Texas - 1998
Field Marks: A large rusty wren;
with Rufous above and buffy below with a conspicuous white stripe over it's eye.
Voice: Has a clear chanting whistle,
chirpity, chirpity, chirpity, chirpity, chirp or tea-kettle, tea-kettle,
tea-kettle, tea. Usually 2 syllables.
Where found: South Ontario and South
New Zealand south to Northeast Mexico and the Gulf States. This particular
carolina wren was seen and photographed in New Braunfels, Texas near the Fair
grounds.
Texas: Resident in the Eastern two
thirds of the state and west to the Edwards Plateau.
Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, undergrowth, and towns.
Nest: Usually in hole, a bird box, brush pile, cranny. Eggs are from 4-6 and spotted.