Hey Eastern Birders, Who Wants a Pacific Wren?

By Corey • August 8, 2010 • 4 comments

Now that the Winter Wren has been torn asunder and we have two species to deal with in North America, the Winter Wren in the east and the Pacific Wren in the west, we here in the eastern United States have to be on top of our game to get some records of wintering Pacific Wrens (and to make some changes to David Sibley’s maps). But how can one differentiate between Troglodytes hiemalis and Troglodytes pacificus? Bill Pulliam has the rundown on vocalizations at Notes from soggy bottom.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

4 Responses to “Hey Eastern Birders, Who Wants a Pacific Wren?”

Jochen Aug 9th, 2010 at 3:41 am
That’s great, but the winter wrens I saw in Michigan in winter were all silent.
And now that wader migration is upon us, has anyone ever tackled the western Solitary Sandpiper along the east coast?
Wren Aug 9th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I feel so schizophrenic …
Richard Greer Sep 16th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Hey Guys I must be way behind the times ! when did your winter wren get split from Troglodytes troglodytes ?
Corey Sep 16th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
It’s been coming for awhile but it officially happened this year.