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BirdsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790)

Carolina Wren in all of Ohio
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Troglodytidae
Genus
Thryothorus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (20)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (16)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Carolina Wren by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County32 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County61 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County138 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County156 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County128 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lucas County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark County49 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County288 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 138 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 138 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Carolina Wren in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina WrenYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1033468
Jan 11–1711502
Jan 18–2422393
Jan 25–3144380
Feb 1–732590
Feb 8–1483504
Feb 15–2111455
Feb 22–2821583
Mar 1–711567
Mar 8–1411750
Mar 15–2133819
Mar 22–2811780
Mar 29 – Apr 4531,014
Apr 5–111041,655
Apr 12–18952,306
Apr 19–25431,857
Apr 26 – May 21274,135
May 3–9532,830
May 10–16332,640
May 17–23332,938
May 24–30112,903
May 31 – Jun 6322,621
Jun 7–13212,326
Jun 14–20332,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4112,632
Jul 5–11002,765
Jul 12–18002,898
Jul 19–25112,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1322,736
Aug 2–8003,021
Aug 9–15002,627
Aug 16–22542,732
Aug 23–29222,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5113,076
Sep 6–12003,578
Sep 13–19333,735
Sep 20–26423,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3222,834
Oct 4–10212,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31111,172
Nov 1–722893
Nov 8–1454854
Nov 15–2133485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 522448
Dec 6–1231498
Dec 13–1911458
Dec 20–2644575
Dec 27 – Jan 222709

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,945 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,945 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Carolina Wren in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina WrenYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–103596,211
Jan 11–1739105,146
Jan 18–2450104,645
Jan 25–313594,698
Feb 1–73286,023
Feb 8–145085,888
Feb 15–213595,436
Feb 22–282776,846
Mar 1–72598,321
Mar 8–1428810,384
Mar 15–2122812,620
Mar 22–2842813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 441919,661
Apr 5–1149926,860
Apr 12–18571039,925
Apr 19–25621041,623
Apr 26 – May 2961056,391
May 3–9106952,952
May 10–16721053,785
May 17–2346957,698
May 24–3040954,651
May 31 – Jun 635753,099
Jun 7–1328853,700
Jun 14–2026856,625
Jun 21–2735855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 431958,477
Jul 5–1128761,336
Jul 12–1826964,722
Jul 19–2527869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 134859,416
Aug 2–827859,712
Aug 9–1536955,994
Aug 16–2234754,328
Aug 23–2927951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 525857,167
Sep 6–12261059,075
Sep 13–1920854,543
Sep 20–2623745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 332843,180
Oct 4–1046937,841
Oct 11–1731830,824
Oct 18–2426821,156
Oct 25–3130819,021
Nov 1–726914,172
Nov 8–1440812,621
Nov 15–212487,965
Nov 22–2835108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 53296,083
Dec 6–123196,004
Dec 13–192295,423
Dec 20–263895,661
Dec 27 – Jan 25588,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedonOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus160 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis152 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor72 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos71 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 4 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed57%49%
Forest31%31%
Wetland6%5%
Farmland5%11%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 893 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,945 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.