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Cedar Waxwing

Hawk Mountain education

Hmm, blue-jay sized? Maybe I hadn't seen the Sharp-shinned hawk afterall. I am checking out these hawking differences from this Pennsylvania website. Let's check Coopers. (Well frankly after 6 months since seeing that songbird ripped apart, it could have been the broad-wingged hawk too! More later. --Kate

Hawk Mountain education This slender, blue jay-sized raptor inhabits forested areas throughout much of North, Central, and South America.--- Another opportunity to view this generally secretive species is when it visits backyard bird feeders in search of prey. [I discovered it in the spruce behind my feeder-KS]

The sharpshin’s habit of feeding on songbirds has sometimes triggered disfavor for this species among the general public. "

Cedar Waxwing, eNature.com

Cedar Waxwing, eNature.com: "Hundreds will suddenly appear in an area to exploit a crop of berries, only to vanish when that crop is exhausted. Since the young are fed to some extent on small fruits, waxwings tend to nest late in the summer when there is a good supply of berries.

"These social birds have the amusing habit of passing berries or even apple blossoms from one bird to the next down a long row sitting on a branch, until one bird eats the food."

regional birding description

Hmm, it would appear some birds are late breeders (or maybe have two runs).. let's find that Cedar Waxwing. They ARE a cool bird. I spotted on in a Sedum garden in Simsbury back in the late 90s, and a year ago, a friend and I spotted a FLOCK in some enormous holly trees in Bloomfield. These were ALL adults though. regional birding description: "Northeast - August 2004

What's happening in your backyard for August

Juvenile birds bathing in bird baths; gorging at feeders; making a lot of noise.
Hummingbird population exploding at feeders due to youngsters joining the crowd.
Baby American goldfinches following their parents around, begging for food.
Sugar water feeders getting heavy use from hummingbirds, orioles, and house finches.

What to do in your backyard this month

Take down and clean out bird houses after summer use by bluebirds, wrens, chickadees and woodpeckers.
Maintain feeders with mealworms for bluebirds; jelly and sugar water for hummingbirds, orioles, tanagers and catbirds.
Keep bird baths clean, filled and refreshed; August is the month of greatest water usage.
Look for the first migrants headed south, including nighthawks overhead; warblers in confusing fall plumages in thickets."

Rivermantic: Cat vs. Bird

Good morning!
I figure a Riverside bird has a place on a pond blog. Of course the Traveling Garden might have liked her too. :) Several Nature sites are linked here, so please feel free to cross reference your sources!
--Kate
Rivermantic: Cat vs. Bird: "Enter the wizard of Bridge Street, Sanderson, who identified it as an immature cedar waxwing, a bird I am unfamiliar with and would not have thought of. "