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House Wren or Winter Wren? Park in Western Mass, not near water (1 Viewer)

hbreder

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This wren looks like it's molting around the head. So you can't really see the head pattern. Based on the shortness of the tail I think this is a winter wren. Any thoughts?
 

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Appears to be very contrasty pale (don't think this is a good feature for Winter Wren?) on the underparts, with limited barring on the flanks, upperparts look to be a rich (almost rufous) brown, the feathering on the head is somewhat disheveled (just bathed?)...might Carolina be a contender?

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The rather 'rufous' upperparts, lack of barring on the rear flanks and 'black + white' barring on the outer primaries seems right for juvenile House IMO.

Chris
 
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