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House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Neotropical migrant and summer resident.
A common and widespread species in Ohio nesting in a variety of wooded habitats including suburban yards. A cavity nester, house wrens are commonly found along wooded riparian corridors, particularly in central Ohio.
They are primarily an edge-oriented species avoiding the interiors of the larger woodlands. As an edge species, their breeding densities do not seem to correlate with the width of forested riparian zones.
This was the third most common nesting species found during riparian breeding bird counts conducted along Big Darby Creek.