Rock Wren #00, Davis County Utah - September 2011
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Rock Wren #01, Placer County California - 17 Feburary 2013
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Rock Wren #02, Placer County California - 17 Feburary 2013
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Rock Wren #03, Sacramento County California - 10 January 2018
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Rock Wren #04, Sacramento County California - 10 January 2018
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Rock Wren #05, Sacramento County California - 10 January 2018
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Rock Wren #06, Sacramento County California - 10 January 2018
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Rock Wren #07, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #08, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #09, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #10, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #11, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #12, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #13, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #14, Sacramento County California - 10 February 2019
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Rock Wren #15, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #16, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #17, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #18, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #19, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #20, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #21, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #22, Placer County California - 21 January 2022
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Rock Wren #23, Placer County California - 21 Janurary 2022
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Rock Wren #24, Placer County California - 21 Janurary 2022
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Field identification tips: A tiny drab brown songbird with seemingly boundless energy flitting among boulders in search of spiders and insects. Typical of wrens, the Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) has a thin pointed bill and short wings; S. obsoletus is gray-brown above flecked with tiny white spots, whitish throat with fine streaks and buffy sides; fine bars on the tail contrast with a dark subterminal band. Under tail coverts have bold bars. Sexes are similar.
Typical range: In North America, this species breeds in the western mountains and deserts from southern Canada through Mexico, moving downslope or somewhat southward for the winter.
Habitat: S obsoletus is a bird of rocky areas or boulder fields interspersed with vegetation, especially rocky slopes. This species can often be observed perched on top of rocks.
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all photographs Copyright (C) Douglas Herr
last updated 26 January 2023