Carolina Wren- Marcy Woods

Carolina Wren Earl Plato

Nature Sketches
Carolinian Canada - that’s found in Fort Erie. Marcy Woods is a great example of flora and fauna that represent
plants and animals that are normally found in the Carolinas of the United States. After the receding of the last Great Ice Age in North America some 12,000 years ago the climate here grew more temperate. The giant Tulip trees, state tree of North Carolina, now were able to grow here. Plants and animals have extended their northern most borders to Southern Ontario. I once sketched a Carolina wren that inhabits Marcy Woods. This largest of our local wrens (House and Winter ) has an unique call that you can’t miss - “Tea-kettle; tea kettle; tea kettle.” This wren sings all day long and we are told in all seasons. These Carolina wrens must like Ontario for they do not migrate south. Look for their nests in Marcy Woods. They are a neat feather-lined stick domed nest with an entrance on the side. Your chances may not be small as they will nest almost any place. Enjoy nature.