General

Sedge Wren: Small wren with white-streaked, brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Eyebrows are pale brown. Bill is short and slightly decurved. Tail is short and barred. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

Sedge Wren: Breeds in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick south to Kansas, Missouri, and Delaware. Spends winters north to southern Illinois and Virginia. Found in dense marshlands and grasslands.

Breeding and Nesting

Sedge Wren: Four to eight white eggs are laid in a nest made of stems, grass, and sedges, lined with plant down, feathers, and fur, and built up to 2 feet above the ground in grass. Incubation ranges from 12 to14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Sedge Wren: Eats mostly insects and spiders; forages while scampering on the ground in wet meadows and in low brush.

Readily Eats

Apple Slices, Peanut Butter

Vocalization

Sedge Wren: Sings a bold melody of single notes, followed by a dry rapid chatter. Call is "chip-chip."

Similar Species

Sedge Wren: Marsh Wren is larger, darker, and browner overall, with longer bill, dark crown, and unbarred rufous rump.