James Bond in feathers — that’s the cedar waxwing. Suave, elegant and debonair, the bird makes most other songbirds look like unkempt porcupines that just stumbled out of the mud.

The cedar waxwing is easily found in open habitat where there are berries. It times its nesting to coincide with summer berry production, putting it among the latest of North American birds to nest.

Lifting a large hand-sized serrated leaf, I could see a mom cedar waxwing sitting stock-still on a nest wedged between the thick vines of grape. I walked away and left her to keep the eggs warm.

On the April 30 Friday bird walk at Adkins, we heard Cedar Waxwings singing and had a brief glimpse of them in flight. Everyone wanted to see the Waxwings and there is a good reason for that.

While out walking the dog one cold, not-snowy, morning last week a large flock of cedar waxwings scattered as we approached, regrouped and descended on the bush again, gorging on the bright red ...

I have my late friend and fellow journalist Relma Hargus to thank for introducing me to cedar waxwings many years ago. You might already know about these beautiful birds, which are most visible in ...

Behold the wondrous cedar waxwing! This mysterious North Jersey year-round resident is occasionally seen, but almost never at feeders — and heard even less. In recent weeks, I have been ...

In a romantic yet tragic tale, a popular meme shared to social media suggests that a bird species known as the cedar waxwing dies when its mate ceases to breathe. As much as many would like to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird will be the Cedar Waxwing. A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow ...

Its black mask bordered in white; long brown tail, tipped in yellowish orange; and pale yellow belly indicated that it was a cedar waxwing. In life, it's a stunning bird with silky feathers of ...