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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
30.4383, -84.2807
Field Notes
Description:
the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers.
Depending on what berries the birds may have eaten, the tips of the tail feathers will either be yellow or red/orange in color.
Habitat:
Look for Cedar Waxwings in woodlands of all kinds, and at farms, orchards, and suburban gardens where there are fruiting trees or shrubs.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 12, 2012
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