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Sedge Wren -
(Cistothorus platensis)
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Identification
Small songbird
Brown above with short tail
Streaked crown and back
Lighter and plain below
Pale line above eye
4-5" (10-12 cm.)
Habitat
Marsh, sedge meadow
Grasslands, hayfields
Additional Information
Common migrant and summmer resident
Sings from top of grass stalk
Otherwise secretive, flies a short distance
and then drops
Erratic nester -- may show up in an area
one year and not the next
Habitat specialist --depends on grassland
Wisconsin species of special concern
Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us