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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see.

Habitat:

local surroundings.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
HemaShah
I have never heard them sing though. But they are beautiful I have never seen the red wax droplets on their wings either. When they all fly together the yellow edged tails look beautiful!
SusanEllison
mine too...they came to visit my neighborhood and I just love to take lots of shots! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8440500
SusanEllison
emma...that is nice to know that this bird knows how to share.
HemaShah
"When the end of a twig holds a supply of berries that only one bird at a time can reach, members of a flock may line up along the twig and pass berries beak to beak down the line so that each bird gets a chance to eat"

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012

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