We've had 1 and sometimes 2 at our feeders all winter.. feeding on suet,
seed log with fruit, dried meal worms..and anything else I've been putting
out.
Joan Meek
Old Lyme

On Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 9:22 PM Florence McBride via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:

Saturday, Feb 7: One carolina wren eating at my suet feeder. When it is
this cold, they need shelter and I'm lucky to have an area under my back
porch covered with lattice. I know that many birds go under there at night
for shelter or even during the day to avoid predators and stay warm. I've
seen juncos, sparrows, carolina wrens, and more flying in and out of the
lattice openings. With the high snow shelf covering much of the lattice, it
must be pretty cozy in there. I often have possums, skunks, and raccoons in
there, too.The larger animals can sneak in through an opening next to the
steps.

Amusingly, the lattice-covered area under my larger front porch has an
inward-swinging section for access, and that has clearly been being opened
by something larger... at one time I think it was a bear, and now something
smaller. I can't see well enough under the porch to see, and not sure I
really want to... Whatever is in there is not bothering me!

Sarah Faulkner
Collinsville

On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM Florence McBride via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:

Sunday Feb 8th – I have male & female Carolina wrens who have been nesting over a doorway in my neighbor’s breezeway for the last 4 years. They come to my hopper feeder and suet feeder often (usually one at a time), and especially this winter in these temps and snow conditions. They both seem to prefer the Nutty nut cakes I purchase from the Fat Robin Nature store and hopefully I will continue to keep the cycle going. FYI - I never have seen any of their fledglings like I do with our spring/summer House Wren residents. We love wrens!

Glen Cummings Killdeer Rd.-Hamden

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Faulkner via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2026 10:30 AM
To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: a Carolina Wren fillow-up

Saturday, Feb 7: One carolina wren eating at my suet feeder. When it is this cold, they need shelter and I'm lucky to have an area under my back porch covered with lattice. I know that many birds go under there at night for shelter or even during the day to avoid predators and stay warm. I've seen juncos, sparrows, carolina wrens, and more flying in and out of the lattice openings. With the high snow shelf covering much of the lattice, it must be pretty cozy in there. I often have possums, skunks, and raccoons in there, too.The larger animals can sneak in through an opening next to the steps.

Amusingly, the lattice-covered area under my larger front porch has an inward-swinging section for access, and that has clearly been being opened by something larger... at one time I think it was a bear, and now something smaller. I can't see well enough under the porch to see, and not sure I really want to... Whatever is in there is not bothering me!

Sarah Faulkner
Collinsville

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