marsh wren

American  

noun

1. Also called long-billed marsh wren.  a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.

2. sedge wren.

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Etymology

Origin of marsh wren

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Example Sentences

A marsh wren trilled in the distance as Jerabek pondered the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2021

Says Schlesinger with rare emotion, "Look, a long-billed marsh wren."

From Time Magazine Archive

One hopes that the little colony of marsh wren homes on stilts above the water, like the ancient lake dwellers of Tenochtitlan, may have no enemies.

From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William

The more common species are the house wren, the marsh wren, the great Carolina wren, and the winter wren, the latter perhaps deriving its name from the fact that it breed in the North.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

From the grass just across the creek rises the brief, hurried song of a long-billed marsh wren.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford