On Jul 18, 2015, Rickwebb from Downingtown, PA wrote: I usually see this wonderful little bird in late winter or spring and in fall. hit the neighbors house and was a bit disoriented. "Robin and Cedar Waxwings eating yaupon holly berries" Positive: On Oct 1, 2012, geneva_illinois from Geneva, IL wrote: Every year we see the Cedar Waxwings in the Serviceberry trees when the June Berries are ripe.We assume they are on their migration north at this time. It can survive on fruit alone for several months. This was the first time my wife and I had seen any in our area. During the winter in Oklahoma, Eastern redcedar berries are doubtless the major food eaten by waxwings. But in recent decades this one-time hope has receded into, primarily, a fond memory. "Robin and Cedar Waxwings eating yaupon holly berries". thats prob around Feb or so. There is a video (not mine) on you tube. he really loved those. The "leader" pops a berry off the plant or tree and passes it down the line until each has had his/her share. Every bird has a story. The Bohemian Waxwing can be distinguished from the Cedar Waxwing by white and yellow in the wing, and chestnut on the undertail coverts (whitish on the Cedar Waxwing). It is a medium-sized, mostly brown, gray, and yellow bird named for its wax-like wing tips. Kingbird and 1 Yellow-throated Vireo nests, and other people have reported similar behavior on other species. Each species account is written by leading ornithologists and provides detailed information on bird distribution, migration, habitat, diet, sounds, behavior, breeding, current population status, and conservation. An extensive multimedia section displays the latest photos, videos and audio selections from the Macaulay Library. i know when they are in my yard due to their high pitched chirp. This year we found a dead tree along the Fox River where we saw about 2 dozen Cedar Waxwings in June and 10 stayed all summer. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and American Ornithologists’ Union. This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: On Mar 5, 2019, mtheuret from Orlando, FL wrote: Orlando, FL for the last 3 years the Cedar Waxwings have come to feast on my mulberries much to my husbands dismay. This entry was posted on March 24, 2018, in alberta birds, bird blog calgary, bird identification calgary, Bird Photography, Birds of Calgary, Birds of Canada, Calgary Nature Photos and tagged bird blog calgary, bohemian waxwing, carburn park, Cedar Waxwing, confederation park, Queen's Park Cemetery. On Jan 1, 2011, gnana from Barboursville, VA wrote: New Year's is the earliest date I have ever seen this bird...usually comes to central VA in late spring on a fly-by. On Nov 29, 2010, irishgramma from Peace River,Canada wrote: We also have flocks of these birds visiting for 1-3 weeks in Peace River, (Northern) Alberta, usually between late November and mid January. I am looking forward to seeing them again! good experience as a kid to have seen him recover and eventually fly away. We usually have -20C or colder by this time of the year and it gets colder later in winter. Cedar Waxwings usually lay 3-5 eggs and build a fairly substantial nest, generally placed in a horizontal fork of a limb between 3-50 feet above ground. non the less, i go running out to see easily 30 of them in my tree eating the white mistletoe berries. If eggs are in the nest, the tree is no longer for sale till the babies have fledged. This is likely because of the tremendous spread of redcedar. First babies are hatching. During the breeding season, according to a Cornell University web site (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/lifeistory) “[t]he Cedar Waxwing is one of the few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit, such as cherries and mulberries. Internationally, in the 21 st century, there has been a shockingly, enormous loss of biodiversity due to the impact of habitat changes and global warming. On Mar 26, 2010, plantladylin from (Zone 1) wrote: We only see the beautiful Cedar Waxwings for a short period during the winter months, usually late January through early March. Did anyone else notice an orange splash on some of theirs? Fabulous sighting. They pop out here in central NC in small flocks mid-Spring when the berry producing plants have put on fruit. June. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Lakes Hefner & Overholser: Loons, Grebes & Gulls. © 2020 Oklahoma City Audubon Society, all rights reserved. Perhaps Bohemian Waxwings are showing the effects of global warming by shifting their winter range further north. We are hoping they will return in the future...Don. This bird is the only one I know (locally) that prefers the blue berries of oregon grape holly and blue fruited viburnum. It eats the berries off my serviceberry trees in early June and it like the red berries of the Washington Hawthorn in late winter. I suspect that the beauty of this species was an inspiration to Audubon that led him to paint a particularly exquisite and accurate picture. we had one when i was a child in the 60's. The average number of wintering waxwings we have found on Christmas Bird Counts in recent years, although varying widely from year to year, appears to be increasing. Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family overviews when you subscribe to Birds of the World. Each species account is written by leading ornithologists and provides detailed information on bird distribution, migration, habitat, diet, sounds, behavior, breeding, current population status, and conservation. found out later they make them drunk. They visited on April16,2010. We've already seen a few this year! Brown-headed Cowbirds that are raised in Cedar Waxwing nests typically don’t survive, in part because the cowbird chicks can’t develop on such a high-fruit diet.”. In Oklahoma we see the Cedar Waxwing primarily as a wintering species:  they winter from about the U. S.-Canadian border south to northern South America. On Apr 8, 2010, bungalow1056 from Winston-Salem, NC (Zone 7b) wrote: These are some of the prettiest birds. my mom nursed him back to health with hard boiled egg and milk soaked bread. Parents are busy. The Cedar Waxwing has subtle changes from one color to the next, from brown on the bird’s head fading into gray on the rump and tail; from brown on the upper breast to yellow on the belly. 309 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). I once heard a renowned architect say that he looked at bird pictures to get ideas for colors to use with his designs; he could have done a lot worse than to use the Cedar Waxwing as a model. I remember a few of the years around that time when, on rare occasion, we found a flock of Bohemian Waxwings or a single Bohemian mixed in with Cedar Waxwings during winter in Oklahoma. I use ... read more, Our neighbors had peacocks when I was growing up. For most of their life—except when nesting—waxwings tend to travel in flocks, and their wanderings can be quite erratic. It always appears as a flock making quick simple sounds.