This wren is native to North America and was once numerous across the southern area but is now rare east of the Mississippi.

This bird lives in brush, hedgerows, thickets and undergrowth or in open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams.

Look for a white eyebrow and white tail tips. Underparts are gray but may have some buff. Western form is duller than eastern form.

Song is cheerful and musical, similar to the song sparrow.

It eats insects and spiders, which it gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground

The first time I saw this tiny bird, I was here at the bird blind in the state park. I missed it the first time I saw it but it came back and I was able to get a photo the second time in came into the feeding area.

Arriving early, I began photographing birds and at nine thirty, this bird came in and stayed for several minutes, long enough for a couple of good photos. Then, later in the morning, after the suet was replenished, he came back for more to eat and I was able to photograph him again.