Bewick S Wren Sightings & Observed Behaviors of the UCLA Upper Campus Population

Bewick’s Wren – Sightings & Observed Behaviors of the UCLA Upper Campus Population By Linda Navroth

DATE LOCATION BEHAVIOR 1/20/08 (1) Shrubs near Haines (lunch- Singing time) 1/25/08 (1) Shrubs near Arts Library Scolding (early morning) 1/28/08 (1) Tree in courtyard S. of Pecking around branches, then flew over to Luvalle (early morning) ivy on brick wall of law building & pecked around for a few moments, then flew off. 1/29/08 (Pr.) Law Courtyard (early In bushes eating small insects. One went to morning) trunk of Coast Redwood nearby and started pulling bark fibers off. (1) S. side of Campbell in tree Was singing from bushes, then flew up to a (lunch-time) nearby tree. 1/31/08 (1) @ Perloff Hall Sassing from the top of a shrub. 2/1/08 (1) in Italian Cyprus on E. side of Singing, then flew to bushes near building, Royce where it continued singing and foraging. 2/4/08 (1) on top of high shrubs on S. Scolding. side of Dodd Hall 2/14/08 (Pr.) at patio S. of Luvalle In shrubs foraging. One popped up onto the top of a low wall and gave the warning/scolding call. 2/27/08 (1) in shrubs on Se corner of Foraging in bushes and scolding. Public Policy Bldg. (1) in Oak trees outside 3rd fl. Of Hopping from branch to branch, from the far Lot 3 end of the structure until it was right above me, singing and singing the whole was—a lovely sound! 2/28/08 (1) along walkway S. side of It was foraging in the branches, then hopped Haines, in bushes and in dirt on to the dirt. It pecked around in the dirt (in the outside boundary of shrubs open & in the sun), and then snuggled its belly down in the dirt for a few moments. It then got up and repeated this action 3/3/08 (1) In Oaks outside of Lot 3 Singing—might be nesting territory. 3/10/08 (Pr.) Between Royce and Haines, Both foraging in branches of shrubs. One in bushes on S. side of Haines flew down to a sprinkler head in the corner of the grass & was drinking from it. 3/12/08 (2) in shrubs on N. side of Was walking by & heard one singing, which Murphy quickly turned to angry scolding noises. I saw the shrubs moving wildly and out tumbled two Bewick’s Wrens! They were locked together & rolling around in the dirt making a terrible racket until one gave up and flew off to some other bushes across the walkway.