The Marsh Wren was photographed at the north point of Lake Park north of Bradford Beach on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Marsh Wren was photographed at the north point of Lake Park north of Bradford Beach on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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The Marsh Wren is a small energetic gray-brown wren that is conspicuous with white stripes on the back and a white eyebrow stripe, and a tail often cocked. It has a range from south Canada to northwest Mexico that covers most of the United States. It has a habitat in cattail, bulrush, or brackish marshes, and brushy edges of ponds. It has a diet of mostly insects.