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What a striking photo our friend Neale took of a Carolina Wren and Dark-eyed Junco eating at his feeder! Thanks for sharing with us Neale! Carolina Wrens are a fairly common bird in Massachusetts, but it wasn’t always that way. These non-migratory birds don’t do well in severely cold weather, but with increasingly warmer winters here in the northeast, their numbers have steadily climbed. The exception was the winter of 2015 when we lost a good number of Carolina Wrens due to extreme cold and epic snowfall, which made it extremely hard to find food! According to WCVB, Boston set a record for most snow in a single year receiving 110.6 inches! Worcester received 119.7 inches! Birds in general really came to rely on feeders during the winter of 2015! It took several years for the Carolina Wren population to rebound, but from what I have read their numbers here in the state have recovered. It sure has been cold this week and there is a good amount of snow on the ground, so birds are relying a bit more on our feeders for nourishment. Notice in the photo, Neale has his WBU XL Seed Tube Feeder filled with our most popular seed blend, No Mess No Millet. This is a blend of sunflower chips, peanut splits, and tree nuts – all high-fat foods. Birds can lose up to 70-75% of their body fat overnight as they burn the fuel to stay warm, so they will need to eat lots of high fat foods to stay warm. Other high-fat foods you can put out to help birds stay warm include black-oil sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, and suet.