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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