I found my local Carolina wrench flightless after a large snow this winter,
and caught it and brought it to a rehabber. While I was there, the rehabber
informed me that she and other rehabbers were receiving many more than they
usually get. They are a southern species pushing north m, and we haven’t
had a winter like that in years. It’s very probable that the season wiped
out a large number.
Jonathan Green
Vernon
On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <
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> Sadly - most definitely. My resident pair has vanished, although a new
> male was signing here yesterday.
> Angela Dimmitt
> New Milford
> On Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 12:30:11 AM EDT, Paul Desjardins via
> CTBirds <ctbirds...> <mailto:<ctbirds...>> wrote:
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> Paul Desjardins
> <paul.desjardins2...> <mailto:<paul.desjardins2...> > Phone: (860) 623-3696
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> I am wondering if the severe cold this winter had an effect on Carolina
> Wrens as I have not seen or heard one for Hartford Audubon’s spring census.
> Has anyone else noticed a drop in number of this species?
>
> Paul Desjardins
> Windsor Locks
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We lost our pair, too. At first we lost the male, while the female hung on living under the bicycle tarp, but then she also disappeared. It was a very tough winter for southern birds.Mary Mushinsky, Wallingford
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----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Christopher Loscalzo via CTBirds" <ctbirds...> <mailto:<ctbirds...>> To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds...> <mailto:<ctbirds...>> Cc: Sent: Sun, May 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM Subject: [CT Birds] Carolina Wrens We lost our local pair of wrens with the second cold snap this winter, too. It surprised us as they seemed to be doing well until then and we had food out for them (suet and peanuts) at all times. We’ve noticed fewer Carolina Wrens wherever we’ve gone birding in CT this spring. The first objective measure of their apparent population decline will come next month with the summer bird counts. It seems likely that their numbers will be down by at least 50%. The good news is that this has happened before and they have recovered quickly and well after previous super cold winters.
Chris Loscalzo and Marianne Vahey
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