A good song is a good song, but a favorite song is a moment in time: The number one track on a cross-country road trip; the first dance at a wedding; the long hospital playlist that still didn’t cover ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

On these cool, late autumn days, when most birds have ceased singing and a hush has fallen over the landscape, the Carolina wren still enlivens our neighborhoods with vibrant, full-throated song.

It looks far too tiny to produce such a song, a liquid glissando that rings through the woods. The winter wren is a little brown bird with a very big song. It’s a demitasse of a bird, weighing less ...

The symphony of spring grows richer every day. Stepping out my front door this morning, a blast of birdsong overwhelmed my senses. The translucent, glowing greens and pinks of newborn leaves were ...

Though they may not be much to look at, wrens have long been admired by bird watchers for their beautiful song. Some species of wrens are even known to sing together without overlapping in a ...

A tradition in Ireland dating from pre-Christian times, hunting and parading with the Wren on St. Stephen's Day (December 26th) was something Robbie O'Connell and Brian O'Donovan grew up with. At A ...

I stood among a crowd of birders at the Willow Pond in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge watching migratory warblers drop into the trees after a rain storm. Midst all the commotion of migratory ...

“There is madness about thee, and joy divine In that song of thine.” THE song of the winter wren is something that must be heard to be appreciated ; words can no more describe it than they can paint ...

In the mountainous forests of Ecuador, you might hear this fast, lilting song: The melody sounds like it comes from a single bird, but it is actually sung by two: one male and one female. The couple ...

Songbirds, of course, are known for their singing. This is usually limited to the males, but certain songbirds sing duets with their mates. Especially impressive among these duos are those birds that ...

In 2004, after almost 20 years of writing music, Jacob Wren decided to put his instruments away for good. There wouldn't be a farewell show, or any commiserations from fans and record labels, because ...