Cedar Waxwing General Markings And Characteristics

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Cedar Waxwings have a beautiful high pitched song. If you have ever heard one you will not forget them. They have a distinctive gray brown coloring and yellowing bellies with rather large fat bodies. They like company and usually if not always travel in large flocks. They like eating berries or catching insects over open water. If you hear their high trilling call you probably have them in your area. They are great fans of woodlands, orchards and parks with thick suburbs so they can hide.

With your binoculars take some time and look for general markings and characteristics, things that you notice right off. Do not spend a lot of time trying to memorize different aspects of the Cedar Waxwing. Just look for general information and then you will be able to quickly recognize what group these birds belong to by noticing size, general shape, colors and their behavior.

I suggest that you keep a note book of these characteristics. You can add to it from time to time. This will help you understand and learn. But be patient and note things only one at a time. Otherwise you may get tired and discouraged because you cant remember everything at once. It will all come in time as you watch these birds. Also take a look at the field marks such as a wingbar and eyering markings to tie some IDs down.

Please remember also to note what time of year you see them as well as other kinds of birds you see in your neighborhood. Then you will be able to keep track of them better next year when the return.

A good field book on birds will help, but do not try to memorize everything in it all at once. Just learn about your specific bird of interest.


Cedar Waxwing

Size & Shape
A sleek beautiful songbird with a swept-back crest, plump rather fat body and square-tipped tail
Color Pattern
They are Silky gray-brown, with yellow belly and red and yellow accents on wings and tail
Behavior
These like to fly in large flocks, eating berries or catching insects over open water, giving high trilling call
Habitat
Woodlands, orchards, parks, and thick suburbs so they can hide

Birding is a great sport, especially watching Cedar Waxwings. Their antics and activities will keep you busy for hours. With some enjoyable work in preparation by learning a few basics about them and with a good pair of bird watching binoculars you can have many hours of pleasure with your family or by yourself.

Roger Johnson


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Roger Johnson has loved watching birds, animals and great scenery with binoculars and telescopes for years. For more tips and helpful information, please contact me at http://www.binoculardeals.com and http://www.binoculardeals.blogspot.com and then you can focus in on the world around you.



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