Greetings All:
Very rarely, maybe once or twice a winter, I am treated to a flyover
from a small flock of Cedar Waxwings. A while back, I was pretty
startled when a group of 15-20 briefly visited one of my small water
features, spent a few minutes in a liveoak, and then flew off.
This morning I was stunned when the morning woosh of wings when I
headed to the feeders was not doves waiting for breakfast but, rather,
a large flock of Cedar Waxwings gathered at my large water feature. I
topped it off and between bucket pours the flock dropped and took
water. My estimate was, initially, about 50 birds but a closer look
at the water feature (after I was done topping it off) and the three
trees that are being used as waiting rooms revealed at least 80.
Definitely a nice start to the day.
Anthony Hewetson