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I was birding at Frohring Meadows a couple of days ago. I saw a wren in the
marsh area when I was standing behind the wooden blind. Here is my
description from the notes I wrote down while I was looking at it:
"In the marsh by the wooden blind. Very small like a house wren. Near a song
sparrow in the cattails. Smaller than the sparrow. The wren has a cap and a
distinct eye line. It is very light/whitish underneath - chin and belly."
It was not a Carolina wren or a house wren. I have seen a lot of those
birds. This wren was smaller and much less bold than a Carolina wren. It
stayed low near the middle to the bottom of the cattails.
Is this enough information for a marsh wren? I entered is as a generic wren
with the description above. I have never seen a marsh wren before. I have
seen plenty of house and Carolina wrens.
I looked online at a number of photos and at some guidebooks. I can see that
a sedge wren doesn't have the bold patterns like a marsh wren.
There have been marsh wrens seen in the Geauga County area in the recent
past according to the eBird data. Frohring Meadows has only been open a few
years. No reports there yet. But, lots of other birds have been reported in
that marsh.
Please let me know what you think. I don't really care if I add another
species to my eBird list. I am more concerned about accurately recording a
wren on my list.
I also saw a sora in the marsh that day. There were palm warblers foraging
in the fields in various places. A Cooper's hawk took a dive at the killdeer
that are usually around the driveway close to the parking lot.
Ken
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