Diet
What do winter wrens eat?
Insects and spiders gleaned from tangles, logs and stream banks.
Wrens (Troglodytidae)Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
Spring and summer diet
- Beetles, spiders, caterpillars and millipedes
Fall and winter diet
- Dormant insects in bark and brush piles
Best feeder foods
- Suet crumbs
- Mealworms
A mouse-like skulker of brush piles and logjams; keep a corner of the yard untidy to hold one all winter.
Where winter wrens need winter food
Regions where winter wrens are present in the cold months:
AlabamaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin
Frequently asked
What do winter wrens eat?
Insects and spiders gleaned from tangles, logs and stream banks.
What is the best food to feed winter wrens?
Suet crumbs, Mealworms.
What do winter wrens eat in winter?
Dormant insects in bark and brush piles.
Sources
- Winter Wren — All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Winter Wren life history — Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Winter Wren — Audubon Guide to North American Birds
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.