Like Marsh Wrens, Sedge Wrens are winter visitors to Central Florida, and they can be found in grass or sedge marshes from October through April. Sedge Wren (note faint eye stripe with dark streaking on back) However, they are not found in the same habitat and they lack the dark crown and stripes on the back that Marsh Wrens have.Ĭarolina Wren (note bold eye stripe without streaking on back the white spots are a display that is not always visible) Adult wrens have buffy-orange chests juveniles, though, have pale underparts, making them look superficially like Marsh Wrens. They have a very pronounced white eye stripe like Marsh Wrens, but their crowns are not as dark and they lack the black and white stripes on their backs. They can be seen and heard in dense vegetation in forests and wooded areas, and even in neighborhoods. Marsh Wren (note dark cap, bold eye stripe, and dark streaking on back)Ĭarolina Wrens are the only year-long residents of Central Florida, so in the summer months, if you see a wren, there’s a pretty high chance you’re looking at a Carolina Wren.
They look superficially similar to Carolina Wrens, but they are not found in the same habitat, and the dark crown and striping on the back really set them apart from that species. They have buffy flanks, but usually a whitish chest. They have an extremely prominent eye-stripe with a dark crown and black and white stripes on their backs. Marsh Wrens are winter visitors to Central Florida, and they very common in our cattail marshes from October through April. Marsh Wren (note dark cap, bold eye stripe, and dark back)
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