Sagebrush Birds - Point Reyes Bird Observatory

Dennis Garrison / USDA Forest Service
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Wrens
Identification: 5–6 ″ – Upperparts gray and finely
speckled; throat and chest pale and finely streaked.
Belly pale. Frequently bobs body up and down.
Feeding: Eats insects captured on the ground.
Habitat: Rocky hillsides and talus within sagebrush
steppe. Nests in cavities in rocks.
Conservation: Generally declining, in part due
to nest parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird.
Minimize pesticide use.
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