News

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.
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 ...
Flocks of cedar waxwings and Bohemian waxwings have been seen in the Conway, Sunapee and Gorham areas this week -- a beautiful sight against a cold white winter background.A flock of 38 Bohemian ...
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 ...
And spot it you should for it’s certainly one of our most stunningly colored birds. The first Cedar Waxwing I recall seeing was, sadly, on the front end of the car I was driving in, south of Warren.
Large flocks of plump and beautiful Bohemian waxwings invade our towns and decorate barren trees in the mid-winter stillness. But with the onset of spring, the delicate and gentle cedar waxwing is ...
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 ...
Cedar waxwings may lack the brilliant colors of cardinals, and bright and variable plumage of wood ducks, but they’re still one of Kansas’ prettiest birds. As their name indicates, their ...