PI Bird Alert

Breaking News: Marsh Wren Spotted Near Marsh

Dateline: 10 July 2022

After multiple, extensive surveys along the Gull Point Trail (Presque Isle State Park), the BirdingPI.com team logged its first sighting of Marsh Wren this season on Sunday.

Difficult photography conditions due to shade and heavy underbrush.

But in the open long enough for several shots before returning to nearby cattails.

Location: Gull Point Trail, on the east edge of the marsh, along the section of beach/Thompson Bay between the middle and outer portions of the old trail.

Distinctive features: white eyebrow, mostly clean breast, tail frequently held vertically.

Decent Marsh Wren calls on iPhone audio via ChirpOMatic:

(Background noise is wind and surf.)