Rock Wren

Scan rocky talus slopes, canyon walls and boulder fields in the western mountains and deserts for a pale, streaky bird bobbing on a rock and giving a loud, ringing song that carries well beyond what its size would suggest. It forages by probing crevices between rocks for insects, moving in short hops rather than flying far. Dry, open rocky terrain with little vegetation is the reliable habitat cue, and the song is often the first and easiest way to locate one.