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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Photo by gtpruitt
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small bird, travels in large flocks, very vocal! Called waxwing because of the red tips on its wings. Resembling the red wax used years ago to seal envelopes.

Habitat:

Trees, wooded areas. This was middled East coast of U.S. On Eastern Shore of Virginia. Atlantic migratory path.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
JoshuaGSmith
If you add the scientific name (Bombycilla cedrorum), it will be taken off the unidentified list.

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PublishedJuly 17, 2014

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