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The Carolina wren (fig. 4) is resident from the Gulf of Mexico north to the southern boundaries of Iowa, Illinois, and Connecticut in the breeding season, but in winter withdraws somewhat farther south. It is a bird of the thicket and undergrowth, preferring to place its nest in holes and crannies but when necessary will build a bulky Structure in a tangle of twigs and vines. Unlike the house wren it does not ordinarily use the structures of man for nesting Sites. It is one of the few American birds that Sing throughout the year. Most birds sing, or try to, in the mating season, but the Carolina wren may be heard pour ing forth his melody of song every month. The writer's first introduction to this bird was in the month of January when he heard gushing from a thicket a song which reminded him of June instead of midwinter.
This wren keeps up the reputation of the family as an insect eater, as over nine tenths of its diet consists of insects and their allies. In this investigation of its food there were examined 291 stomachs, representing every month. Their con tents were made up of per cent animal matter, nearly all insects, and per cent vegetable, chiefly seeds. A very marked uniformity in the diet is notice able, the winter season Showing almost as great a consumption of insects as the summer.
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The Carolina wren (fig. 4) is resident from the Gulf of Mexico north to the southern boundaries of Iowa, Illinois, and Connecticut in the breeding season, but in winter withdraws somewhat farther south. It is a bird of the thicket and undergrowth, preferring to place its nest in holes and crannies but when necessary will build a bulky Structure in a tangle of twigs and vines. Unlike the house wren it does not ordinarily use the structures of man for nesting Sites. It is one of the few American birds that Sing throughout the year. Most birds sing, or try to, in the mating season, but the Carolina wren may be heard pour ing forth his melody of song every month. The writer's first introduction to this bird was in the month of January when he heard gushing from a thicket a song which reminded him of June instead of midwinter.
This wren keeps up the reputation of the family as an insect eater, as over nine tenths of its diet consists of insects and their allies. In this investigation of its food there were examined 291 stomachs, representing every month. Their con tents were made up of per cent animal matter, nearly all insects, and per cent vegetable, chiefly seeds. A very marked uniformity in the diet is notice able, the winter season Showing almost as great a consumption of insects as the summer.
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