Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

ALEUTIAN WREN.

723.1. Nannus meliger. 4½ inches.

Range.—Western Aleutian Islands to Alaska. Very similar to the above, both in song and general habits. They nest in the crevices of rocks or between boulders, making their nests of rootlets and grass, lining it with hair and feathers. Usually six eggs are laid, white with a few specks of brown (.58 × .46).