The wren species is known for the way they tend to creep in and out of holes within brush and vegetation on the ground. You can hear their beautiful melodies but seeing them is another story, even if it seems as if you’re standing right over the bird.

Winter Wren. Photographed by Linda Gail

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website

This episode aired on Saturday July 26, 2014.