Scientific Name: Thryomanes bewickii

Residency: A winter resident in southwestern Arizona; resides year-round in northern and southeastern Arizona.

Diet: Insects and spiders (97%), seeds (3%). Picks up insects from leaves and lower branches of shrubs.

Predators:   Sharp-shinned Hawk, Greater Roadrunner, and rattelsnakes prey upon adults.  Eggs are preyed upon by snakes.  House Wren may remove eggs from cavities, contributing to the decline of Bewick?s Wren.

Nesting: Female and male build nest in a wide variety of cavities (wood-pecker hole, mailbox, fencepost, nest box, tin can, crevice in a wall). Nest made of twigs, hair, leaves and grasses lined with feathers and grasses. Lays 3-8 eggs, white with brown markings. Produces 2-3 brood per year.

Nesting Records: Coon Bluff.

Notes: A common wren of backyards and gardens. Explores every crevice and competes with House Wren for the nesting cavities.