{"id":80601,"date":"2021-03-07T05:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T12:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=80601"},"modified":"2025-03-02T07:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T13:41:23","slug":"marsh-wren-nesting-season-begins-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/03\/07\/marsh-wren-nesting-season-begins-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsh Wren Nesting Season Begins In March"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Marsh Wren with nest material \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

On my last visit to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> I heard the unmistakable song<\/span><\/a> of a Marsh Wren singing and throughout the morning I heard more of their songs. I was thrilled because during the winter these wrens aren’t nearly as vocal as they are during the spring and summer.<\/p>\n

I often see local people say “the Marsh Wrens are back” on social media. These tiny birds are challenging to locate when they aren’t singing but they are year round residents in northern Utah. They are simply harder to locate and see during the winter.<\/p>\n

In March the Marsh Wrens start to sing, find mates, and begin the process of building nests. In my opinion the best place in my area to observe and photograph Marsh Wrens building nests and during the nesting season is Bear River MBR from inside a vehicle from the auto tour route.<\/p>\n

I use a vehicle as a mobile blind so there is less disturbance for the wrens. The comfort, safety, and well being of my subjects is always<\/em> more important to me than the photos, especially during the nesting season.<\/p>\n

At least once a year I post about ethics on photographing nesting birds so before the season really gets going here is some important information on the ethics of being near chicks and nesting birds:<\/p>\n