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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

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40.2798, -78.8022

Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful multi-colored bird

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Found dead just a few feet from the road

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Comments (10)
William_Dembowski
Yikes. I hope not. Several mosquitoes were found within 10 miles of here that were carrying the virus.
William_Dembowski
Oddly, there didn't seem to be any sign of violence (like from a cat or other predator).
LauraMaria
Oh that is sad, waxwings are such beautiful birds. I'd be pretty upset at any dead animal, snake or bird or anything! I found a dead bumblebee on my way home from work and had to move him to the bushes before something squashed him
YvetteForte
Poor birdie. :( All the road kill I see around here is squirrels, possums and groundhogs. All of them make me :(
William_Dembowski
I have a bunch of road-kill and what I call trail-kill (like this one) photos; but dead snakes don't elicit the same kind of response.
Liam
:( Poor bird, but a beautiful one!
MaryOhkwari
Awwwwwe :( Broke my heart as soon as I read ``found dead``... These birds are so beautiful.

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PublishedAugust 16, 2011

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