General Description: Canyon Wrens (Catherpes mexicanus) are tiny red birds with a white breast and a very long bill. True to the name, these are birds of rocky canyons where they hunt by reaching into the back of cracks for bugs.

Favored Habitat: Desert and mountain canyons.

Where to Find: Canyons in the red rocks at Red Rock Canyon NCA, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and Zion National Park are good place to find these little wrens.

Comments: Usually heard long before seen, listen for the long, descending series of notes: peeer, peeer, peeer, peeer, peeer, peeer. The first is high and long, and the last is low and short.

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