Where Your Backyard Birds Go on the Coldest Night of the Year

Ever wonder where your chickadee sleeps when the thermometer drops to eight degrees? Former songbird rescuer Ruth Ann Kessler explains what backyard birds do on the coldest night of the year, and the simple things you can do to help them make it to morning. In this countdown, Ruth Ann walks through six of the ways birds survive a deep freeze: fluffing their feathers into insulation, tucking bills and legs to save heat, a redpoll's hidden seed pouch, a chickadee's nightly power down, choosing the tightest roost hole, and piling together to share warmth. Then she reveals the answer to where your birds really go. 0:00 Intro 0:37 Why Size Matters 1:44 Feather Insulation What birds show up at your feeder on the coldest mornings? Tell me in the comments. Subscribe for thirty years of songbird know-how, one backyard question at a time. The bird footage is real, and every tip is researched and checked. Stock footage: Pixabay