For one thing, they are loud. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nImagine having several families of wrens sharing your property or competing for territory. Though you may enjoy hearing one or two birds chirping away from time to time, you may not enjoy hearing an incessant chorus every time you open a window or step outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even a single wren may become annoying if it tries to chase other birds away from the feeder or feels threatened by any animal (or person) it deems as an intruder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which brings us to another point: wrens are extremely territorial.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you have a fairly small yard, you will only want to put up a single nesting box. The birds may still fight over it temporarily, but once one mating pair has claimed the territory, the conflict should let up somewhat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesting boxes should typically be placed several hundred feet apart and out of sight of each other. If wrens at one nesting box can see the family at the next one, they will become aggressive and try to chase each other out of the territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having too many wrens around may also be a problem if you want to keep a healthy population of beneficial insects in your yard. Remember, wrens don\u2019t discriminate when it comes to their next meal\u2013they will eat all types of insects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile all of these drawbacks may be deal breakers for some people, others will be willing to live with them for the sake of having wrens around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you can find ways to keep them from fighting over territory, and keep them from congregating too close to the house and overwhelming you with their songs, then chances are you will enjoy many benefits of attracting wrens to your yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wrens are perky, energetic little birds which often seem to prefer living near human dwellings. They have loud voices and can be extremely territorial, but they are also beneficial\u2013they can help control insect populations in your yard and will be only too happy to move into your nesting boxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You may have noticed wrens visiting your yard. If you\u2019ve ever watched them chase away other birds from the feeder or listened to them warbling loudly to each other, you may have wondered: are wrens good birds to have around? What are the benefits and drawbacks of attracting them to your yard? Keep reading\u2013in this … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12877,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12875\/revisions\/12877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}