small beautiful brown bird?

by Sylvia
(Palatka, Florida)

this tiny bird sleeps in a corner of my porch overhang in northeast florida, beautiful rich brown with white tipped feathers, and white stripes on the head. The feathers almost look like fur. What is it???

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Aug 18, 2018

Same little birds NEW
by: CGJ

Same little birds. Two of them hanging out on my porch. I figure they hang out there for protection from hunting night owls. One hangs out
on my hanging light chain that droops and poops on the porch. I hate cleaning the poop up so I'm changing the light to a inexpensive flush mount. The other cuddles in the corner.
I'll purchase a hanging basket for them to hide in. Thanks for the info on these little birds!
I had a change of heart now that I have more info on them.

Aug 03, 2018

Carolina Wren NEW
by: Anonymous

Definitely Carolina Wrens... For those of you building or hanging a birdhouse for them, most likely they will ignore it. Wrens build bowl shaped nests from twigs and straw and their nests are definitely around your homes somewhere. Your more likely to see them sleeping under your awning or porch when rain is approaching in summer or for warmth in cooler months. When mine show up its usually a good indication that rain is on its way. Carolina Wrens are widely dispersed around the u.s. and not just the Carolinas. If you want to help them with shelter under your porch or awning, just put up a hanging basket or open source shelter, not an enclosed one, though they are happy sleeping there just as you see them. They are not homeless, and yes they have a nest around somewhere nearby...

Apr 26, 2018

Lamplight Inn and Restaraunt
by: Anonymous

I just moved into a new house, in the middle of Kansas. There is a broken lamplight in the middle of the yard. Every evening around 8pm this little brown bird sits inside the lamp. It is there all night ( Yes, I check often )At day break it is gone. I am not going to replace the lamplight. I am going to leave it as a bird sanctuary. I placed a feeder close by, just in case.

Jan 08, 2018

Little brown Bird
by: Anonymous

I have a small cute brown bird that sleeps in the corner's of my carport. It is so cute! It returns to Northwest GA to my carport during the summer time or every 6 month's or so. I'm not understanding that it is wintertime and freezing outside and this little bird is sleeping in one of my carport corner's.

Oct 30, 2017

baby bird nesting on porch
by: Anonymous

We have one too!! So sweet. Thought about putting a birdhouse up there but after reading these posts, guess not. Brandon, Mississippi

Sep 24, 2017

I got em too!!!
by: Anonymous

Got 3 right now sleeping in rafter corners. Fuzzy britches.In Jax, Fl.

Aug 15, 2017

NEW
by: ItsKelz

We have one on our porch here in Central MD. I thought it was odd too until I read these posts. Thnx!

Aug 14, 2017

Little brown birds
by: Anonymous

I live in East Texas we have a pair.

Jul 28, 2017

Carolina Wrens
by: Cat

When we lived in Richmond, Va., we had a pair that roosted under the porch ceiling for years. I love the Carolina Wrens! Busy, noisy, lots of personality. They made nests around the house every spring, and were wonderful parents.

Dec 03, 2016

New family member
by: Anonymous

We have one...was on our porch for a couple of months, left for a couple, now he is back, soft light on porch, named the bird chu-cho. SoCal

Oct 26, 2016

Cute little brown bird
by: Gary

I live in Pensacola. Started out with two, (2,) in the corner of out porch, down to one. Shows up at dark, gone in the morning. Insist on sleeping in the corner of our porch. Will not see for two or three days, bam, he will show up again!! We love it, just wish he would use house I built for him. Won't go near it.

Sep 18, 2016

lil wrens at my backdoor
by: michael desilvey

I noticed a pair thats been roosting under my back porch at night,ive really grown fond of these little birds,does anyone know if they nest nearby,i know they prefer to roost like this at night

Sep 18, 2016

Same here - mine are grow Carolina Wrens
by: Katie

Here lately, just before dark, a couple of times, I've heard the familar sound of the Carolina Wren's song (guessing it's the male singing) dcoming from my front porch (south of Atl. GA). Within a minute the second CW appears. I've had the unique blessed joy of observing the pair fly up (first the second one then the singer) into a coner of the porch eve. How wonderful to get to witness such a sight! By morning they're gone. Makes me smile to think about it.

Sep 16, 2016

Little Cutie
by: Barbara T

I have one of these darlings in my front porch I noticed it last night. I was wondering if it was abandoned. After reading this article, it looks like it is its normal behavior. Weird.

I live in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Aug 22, 2016

Cute little Bird
by: Anonymous

I have one nesting in the corner of the eve on my porch...cute little bird...here in East Tennessee..

Oct 17, 2015

sweet little brown birds
by: Anonymous

We have two of the same birds they sleep in my birdfeeder. They come and sleep right before it gets dark and are gone in the morning. They are just adorable. We are in Tx.1
I must tell Jesus all of my trials,
I cannot bear these burdens alone;
In my distress He kindly will help me,
He ever loves and cares for His own.

Feb 01, 2015

Same little fluffy critter
by: Anonymous

I have one also in Fort Worth texas.

Dec 10, 2014

ME TOO!
by: Kristi

So adorable! Mine is sleeping on an abandoned wasp nest on our porch. Has anyone had road construction where they had to cut down trees? We have that going on, thought the bird had had its little nest destroyed.

May 29, 2014

Me too!
by: Holly

I have the same kind of little bird on mine here in Lexington North Carolina. Glad to know what it is now and will have to get it a basket.

Jan 11, 2013

the brown fuzzy ball
by: Richard/Gallup, NM

The brown fuzzy balls roosting on the porch corners are Carolina wrens. They enjoy the micro-climate of additional house heat, light, and attracted bugs. If you watch them closely, they even have figured out that the larvae of the European paper wasp taste pretty good, and dig them out of the hanging wasp nests. You might want to google Carolina wrens and check out Pat Sutton's site on Carolina wrens, she even hangs roosting baskets on her porch for them, which the birds use, and they still like to use the corners when the basket is occupied!

Dec 25, 2012

PS to earlier note...
by: Frank

I forgot to mention, we are just North of Richmond VA.

Dec 25, 2012

small fury bird nesting under porch roof
by: Frank

We have exactly the same little bird nesting on on top of a post under our porch. Well, not exactly nesting... more like roosting overnight. Appears just after dark and usually gone early in the morning? Very cute little bird, white tiped soft brown feathers, dark brown tail feathers. Usually faces the corner so we can't see the face at all. If anyone knows what it is, we want to know if there's anything we can do to protect, feed, etc.
thanks,

Dec 08, 2012

same in Pensacola
by: Greg

He/She has been nesting under our porch eve for several months now. we even put a bird house out for the cold weather but he wont go to it.

Dec 08, 2012

same in Pensacola
by: Greg

He/She has been nesting under our porch eve for several months now. we even put a bird house out for the cold weather but he wont go to it.

Nov 04, 2012

us too!!
by: Anonymous

We have a little guy too! What kind of bird is this?

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