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    Northern House Wren / Troglodytes aedon

    : Probably breeder late May-late Aug in towns and villages, and generally around human habitation but no confirmed records.

    Migrant: mid May-early Jun with from early May, and early Sep-early Oct when mostly silent and difficult to detect, with to mid Oct. Unrecorded late Oct-late Apr.

    Miscellany: House Wren use to occupy the broadest latitudinal range of any passerine in the Americas, ranging from southern Canada to southern South America and the West Indies. The House Wren group has now been split into Northern and Southern House Wren, those two populations separated mostly by voice.

    Last Updated: November 15th, 2025