This morning I was able to compare the size, bill shape and coloration of a Carolina Wren and a Brown Creeper while the wren wolfed down meal worms and the creeper picked its way over the bark of the oak tree.
At a glance, one could be confused for the other but if the eye lingers, they are easily identified. Of course, behavior is the first obvious difference even though bill shape is similar. The white eye-stripe of the wren, the rufous color of the back and buff of the breast quickly make it obvious this is not a creeper, even though the bird is clinging to the side of the oak. It was fun watching the wren move quickly from feeder to feeder, as it usually does, trying suet, sunflower chips, peanuts, peanut butter, and what ever else we have out in our feeders. We have some chopped pecans out for the wren but it has to compete with chickadees for them. Bill O. William (Bill) Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 wbru...@earthlink.net 507-281-1607 - home 507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on)
