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   Photo Study Of Cedar Waxwings And Other Birds At Peace Valley (Bucks) And Green Lane (Montgomery) Parks, November 12th, 2011

   The Cedar Waxwings were the "birds du jour" at both Peace Valley and Green Lane Parks. The Waxwings were eating crab apples, berries and
   Cedar cones. These beautiful little birds are very social and there were at least sixty to seventy Waxwings in each of the two different flocks I saw
   today. Here are a few of the pictures:

Cedar Waxwing Eats Crab Apple

1st Winter Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing On Pyracantha Berries Cedar Waxwing On Eastern Red-cedar

Cedar Waxwing In Front Of Peace Valley Park Nature Center

Cedar Waxwing In Front Of Peace Valley Park Nature Center

Cedar Waxwing

      Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are small passerines. They are about 7.25 inches long with a wingspan of 12 inches and
      only weigh ~1.1 ounces. The Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a
      subdued crest, rakish black mask lined with white, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers.. Their bellies have a
      yellowish tinge, and their undertail coverts are white. Juveniles are mottled gray-brown and like the adults, also have black
      masks and yellow tail-bands. Their red feather-tips increase both in size and number as the birds age. In Fall, Waxwings gather
      by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In Summer, they are likely to be seen flitting about
      over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird. The Cedar Waxwing breeds in
      open wooded areas in North America, principally southern Canada and northern United States. Outside of the breeding season,
      Cedar Waxwings often feed in large flocks numbering hundreds of birds. They'll sit in fruiting trees swallowing berries whole,
      or pluck them in mid-air with a brief fluttering hover. At times this bird may become so intoxicated on overripe fruit that it
      cannot fly. This species is irruptive, with erratic Winter movements, though most of the population will migrate farther south
      into the United States and beyond, sometimes reaching northern South America. (Cornell BNA; Wikipedia; Sibley Guide To Birds)

To see a larger image of some of today's Cedar Waxwings, please click on either the thumbnails or the captions...thanks


Cedar Waxwing Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing On Cedar Green Lane Park	Cedar Waxwing 2 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 3 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 4 Peace Valley Park

Cedar Waxwing 5 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 6 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 7 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 8 Peace Valley Park )	Cedar Waxwing 9 Peace Valley Park

Cedar Waxwing 10 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 11 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 12 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing On Cedar Green Lane Park	Cedar Waxwing 13 Peace Valley Park

Cedar Waxwing 14 Peace Valley Park	Cedar Waxwing 15 Peace Valley Park

There were also other birds at Peace Valley besides the Waxwings. Here are some of the pictures:

American Robins Also Like Cedar Cones

Although An Infrequent Visitor To Peace Valley Park, This Beautiful, Winter-plumaged,
Red-breasted Merganser Drake Made An Appearance At The Chapman Bridge This Morning

To see a larger image of some of the other Peace Valley Park birds today, please click on either the thumbnails or the captions...thanks!


American Crow At Sailor's Point	American Robin Near The Chapman Bridge	Blue Jay In The Bird Blind	Chickadee Sp. In The Bird Blind	Tufted Titmouse In The Bird Blind

Female Downy Woodpecker In The Bird Blind	Male Downy Woodpecker In The Bird Blind	Male Red-bellied Woodpecker In The Bird Blind	Northern Cardinal In The Bird Blind	Red-tailed Hawk Near The Dam

White-breasted Nuthatch In The Bird Blind	White-throated Sparrow In The Bird Blind	White-throated Sparrow2 In The Bird Blind

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