Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus (Say, 1823)Reviewable (MD/DCRC)    Synonyms: ROWR.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Troglodytidae   >   Genus Salpinctes   

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Maryland has three records of this western species. Mark Hoffman found Maryland's first record on Assateague Island on 10/11/1993 (#1994-029). Scott Housten found our second record at Sunset Park in Ocean City on 10/21/2015. Our third record visited a yard in St. Mary's Co. in late winter 2019.

There are 14 records in the project database.

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A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Second state record found by Scott Housten. Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/6/2019). (c) Oliver Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Oliver Patrick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Second state record found by Scott Housten. Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Second state record found by Scott Housten. Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/21/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Second state record found by Scott Housten. Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Second state record found by Scott Housten. Check out this excellent video by Ed Boyd. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/14/2019). Third Maryland record and first St. Mary's Co. record hosted by Roy and Sheryl Stamm. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/6/2019). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jugbayjs via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Maryland's first record of Rock Wren record, found by Mark Hoffman on Assateague Island on 10/11/1993. This record is responsible for die-hard Maryland birders compulsively checking the Maintenance Yard to this day. Photo by Mark Hoffman. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jugbayjs via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Rock Wren habitat at Sunset Park in Ocean City, Maryland (10/22/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Rock Wren in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)


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