A Glimpse of Mr. Wren's Day

 

 

Tammy and I have been paying increasing attention to the different birdsong we can hear on our farm as Spring progresses into Summer.  The Baltimore and Orchard Orioles are singing a bit less now that it is mid-June.  When we do hear them, they often have a bit of a tired tone - probably because the kids are keeping the adults up all night.  We hear more from the Dickcissel than we do the Red-winged Blackbird now and the Indigo Bunting is a pleasure to hear, even if the Warbling Vireo sings a bit less often now.

Mid-June is often the time when Mr. Wren is also in full voice.  This tiny little bird belts out his song throughout much of a typical day.  So, we thought we would let you have a glimpse of Mr. Wren's schedule.

Mr. Wren's Day Planner schedule

4:45 AM - Get up

4:46 AM - Sing about the upcoming day. Remind the lazy/sleepy humans that they should get moving soon.

5:03 AM - eat a tasty gnat or two

5:04 AM - Sing about how gullible gnats can be

5:36 AM - Gather food for the kids or material to repair the nest, making sure to sing about each acquisition after delivery

5:57 AM - My, that was a tasty...what was that thing? It had six legs - whatever.

5:59 AM - sing about the tasty six-legged thing

6:13 AM - be amused by the sleepy looking human

6:14 AM - sing about morning, in an effort to wake the human further

6:15 AM - look industrious in an effort to provide a positive role model for the human

6:16 AM - sing about my good deed for the day

continued singing/eating/food delivery/nest repair

7:24 AM - Scold the cat

7:26 AM - sing about my bravery while flitting wildly from branch to branch in an effort to impress Mrs Wren

7:32 AM - take a break - Mrs Wren isn't buying it

7:44 AM - tell the farmer to write a blog about my day - then go about my business for the remainder.  What is my business, you ask?  Well, of course, eating, feeding the kids, fixing the nest and singing.  

Why?  Does there need to be something else?