Wren's

As of late most of my birding has been solo.  San and I are planning another birding and bonding day next week, so needless to say we are due for another outing.  We had a Red Tailed Hawk in our backyard again today, which is pretty cool even though this time there were Robin's trying to convince him to go somewhere else.

However I did see another bird today in my yard for the first time this summer.  It was the Carolina Wren.  San and I heard and saw one on our last adventure, but it was the first time I saw one in my backyard. 

I had House Wren's nesting in our Wren house earlier this spring.  The most distinctive difference in the birds is the white marking over the Carolina Wrens eyes.

Song and calls:

The Carolina Wren is noted for its loud song, popularly rendered as "teakettle-teakettle-teakettle". This song is rather atypical among wrens, which tend to sing songs which are similar to other wrens' songs. A given bird will typically sing several different songs. Only the male birds sing their loud song. The songs vary regionally, with birds in northern areas singing more slowly than those in southern areas.

I spotted the Carolina Wren doing exactly what my research said they do when foraging for food.  They eat insects, found in leaf litter or on tree trunks; they may also eat small lizards or tree frogs.  In winter, they occasionally eat seeds, berries, and other small fruits.  In my case he was feasting on insects on the Oak tree right off my deck.