Wren watchers:

On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Michael Price wrote:

> male House Wrens are known assiduous
> egg-destroyers and nestling-killers within their territories, using their
> sharp bills to pierce eggs and stab other birds' hatchlings, and have been
> recorded as cleaning out many other small passerines in their territories.

I know there are numerous references I could go to but it's so easy just
to type a question and wait for a very current and complete response from
an intelligent tweeter.

How common are house wrens as breeders west of the Cascades Mountains in
Washington? I have seen House Wrens nesting east of the Cascades but not
in the Olympia area where I spend most of my time.

Kelly McAllister