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	NatureWorks - Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The cedar waxwing is brown on top and pale yellow on its belly.
		The cedar waxwing's breeding range runs from the southern half of Canada to the northern half of the United States.
		Cedar waxwings will sometimes pass berries to one another as they perch in a line on a tree branch.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/cedarwaxwing.htm (472 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cedar Waxwings are most abundant in the northeastern United States, the Great Lakes region, and southern Ontario, with lesser centers of abundance in the coastal areas of southern British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.
		The highest concentrations of wintering Cedar Waxwings occur in central Texas in the oak-juniper savanna and in Alabama and eastern Mississippi in stands of juniper, sweet gum, and oak.
		Cedar Waxwings differ from the similar Bohemian Waxwing by lacking the white wing bar and yellow spots on the wings; in having white, rather than cinnamon, undertail coverts; and in having a yellow, rather than gray, belly.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /BOW/CEDWAX (966 words)

	Information on Cedar Waxwing Habits
		The cedar waxwing has a western cousin, the Bohemian waxwing, which has a similar plumage but is gray on the belly, rusty under the tail and has small white and yellow markings in the wings.
		cedar waxwings because of their strong attraction to the red cedar tree (actually a juniper) with its sweet blue fruits.
		Sometimes, when waxwings are lined up on a branch, the bird nearest the fruit cluster will pass fruit to its neighbor, which in turn, may pass it on down the line.
	www.wild-bird-watching.com /Cedar_Waxwing.html (624 words)

	Waxwings are Wild -- special attributes of bohemian waxwing and cedar waxwing, (Bohemian Waxwing and Cedar Waxwing) ...
		Waxwings can be observed in several flight patterns: when the flock is perched in a tree or shrub, birds may be locally active individually or in small groups, in a smooth, graceful, fluttering flight movement, often hovering briefly, especially when engaging in flycatching behavior.
		Cedar Waxwings are found throughout the north picnic area across from the elementary school, often moving among the sycamores, palms and other trees, and frequently splashing, drinking and bathing in the creek.
		Cedar Waxwings may show up in very large numbers right near the parking lot entrance, where there are large stands of cotoneaster and toyon plants and a creek for them, as well as date palms and numerous tall eucalyptus trees.
	www.wordwiz72.com /waxwing.html (4558 words)

	DCQ Winter Solstice 2000 -- Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cedar Waxwings are gregarious and generally found in fairly large flocks.
		One of the most unusual habits of cedar waxwings is that they don't follow a typical north-south migration pattern, but rather wander throughout their range pursuing food sources.
		Cedar waxwings are not known to breed or nest in the Northern Santa Lucia although they are occasionally observed here as late as June and July.
	www.ventanawild.org /news/ws00/waxwing.html (487 words)

	All About Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Cedar Waxwing is one of the most frugivorous birds in North America.
		Cedar Waxwings with orange instead of yellow tail tips began appearing in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada beginning in the 1960s.
		The Cedar Waxwing is one of the few temperate dwelling birds that specializes in eating fruit.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Cedar_Waxwing.html (229 words)

	Wandering waxwings -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine -- February 2006
		Cedar waxwings are very social and flock year-round, even during courtship, breeding and nesting when other birds abandon their wandering ways.
		Wisconsin residents might expect to see cedar waxwings making their way north at the end of May. Don’t look for them with earlier spring migrants; they are one of the latest arrivals each year.
		Anecdotal accounts of cedar waxwings’ voracious appetite for fruit are both amazing and amusing.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2006/feb06/waxwing.htm (1082 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Smaller than a Robin the Cedar Waxwing is a sleek, crested, brown bird with fl mask, yellow tips on tail feathers, and red tips on secondary wing feathers.
		The plumage of the Cedar Waxwing appears as though made of soft velvet.
		Cedar Waxwings travel in large flocks of 40 or more during the winter, calling constantly with their soft whistled trills, flying from tree to tree.
	aviary.owls.com /waxwing/waxwing.html (275 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A fairly common summer resident throughout Ohio, waxwings will inhabit almost any type of habitat so long as there are trees present.
		Waxwings often form loose colonies during and after the nesting season.
		Along riparian corridors waxwings are often observed foraging in small groups in the upper canopy along the stream corridor during mid to late summer.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/rivbirds/waxwing.htm (68 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Cedar Waxwing, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cedar Waxwings were observed coming to this tree for twigs and returning to the nests, just as birds come and go from a drinking fountain.
		The juvenal cedar waxwing seems rather disheveled in comparison with its spruce parent: the streaks on the breast and the restriction of the fl about the eye detract from the trim stylishness of the adult.
		Voice.--The cedar waxwing's voice is very high in pitch, something like a hiss with very little tone quality, except when the note is uttered at its highest pitch and given with increased intensity, when it becomes almost a long, clear whistle.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch31-40/cwaxwing.html (9138 words)

	Cedar Waxwing - Whatbird.com
		Cedar Waxwing: Small waxwing with red-brown upperparts, pale slate-gray rump, and buff underparts.
		Cedar Waxwing: Breeds from southeastern Alaska east to Newfoundland and south to California, Illinois, and Virginia.
		● Breeding and nesting: Cedar Waxwing: Four to six blue-gray eggs spotted with dark brown and fl are laid in a bulky cup of twigs and grass built in a tree.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/159/_/Cedar_Waxwing.aspx (486 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Named the chatterers of Carolina by Catesby in 1731, silk-tail of the cedars by Viellot in 1807,and finally waxwing in 1817, these highly vocal, opportunistic, and irruptive birds, often form large autumn and winter flocks.
		The waxy red wing tips may serve as badges indicating age or foraging success (measured by fruit-derived red pigment sequestered in the wax), because not all have them, and of those that do, not all are equally endowed.
		Waxwing flocks may include American Robin, and are commonly seen along Frenchman's Road and along the upper portions of Stanford Avenue.
	www.stanford.edu /group/stanfordbirds/other/gallery/Cedar_Waxwing.html (132 words)

	NSL Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The cedar waxwing is a light brown bird with a crest, a fl face mask outlined in white, a pale yellow belly, pale gray wings with orange feather tips, and a pale gray tail with a yellow (sometimes, orange) tip.
		Cedar waxwings will live anywhere trees and shrubs produce berries, such as forest edges, orchards, overgrown fields, and neighborhoods.
		Cedar waxwings are very social and stay together in small to large flocks.
	www.nae.usace.army.mil /recreati/nsl/nslcedarwaxwing.html (156 words)

	North America: Cedar waxwing
		The name "waxwing" is for the bright red, drop-shaped, waxlike material that forms on tips of adults' secondary wing feathers and less so in tail feathers.
		Smaller than a robin, the cedar waxwing is a brown, crested bird with a fl mask and yellow belly.
		During nesting, the cedar waxwing will sometimes become so tame it will come to your hand for short pieces of string or yarn and has even been known to pluck hairs from humans for nesting material.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/namerica/birdpg/cwaxwing.html (594 words)

	Learn About the Cedar Waxwing at Wild Birds Forever
		The beautiful Cedar Waxwing is identified by its pronounced delicate robe of contrasting colors and silky texture.
		Cedar Waxwings are intensive foragers and have been reported to devour an entire fruit crop of red cedars over a two day period.
		Cedar Waxwings have been known to sit in a row on a berry bush and pass a berry or insect between one another!
	www.birdsforever.com /cedar.html (475 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Bombycilla cedrorum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Cedar Waxwing is associated with trees or shrubs that have berries, which make up a large portion of its diet.
		The Cedar Waxwing is one species of bird that rejects Brown-headed Cowbird eggs by abandoning the nest, removing the egg, or damaging the cowbird egg.
		The Bohemian Waxwing is larger, with distinctive white wing bars and yellow tips on its flight feathers.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/passeriformes/bcedrorum.html (505 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cedar Waxwings have red waxy feathers on the tips of their wings.
		Cedar Waxwing enemies are hawks, eagles and owls.
		Cedar Waxwings gather in large flocks (groups of birds) to feast on fruit.
	www.mikids.com /LC/cedarwaxwing.htm (281 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cedar Waxwings are fruit specialists, and can be found anywhere where there are fruit-bearing trees, including suburbs, agricultural areas, and wilderness.
		So important is fruit to the Waxwing, that courtship involves the exchange of fruit between males and females, until one of the bird's finally decides to eat the fruit.
		The Cedar Waxwing is one of the last species to nest in Quebec.
	www.redpath-museum.mcgill.ca /Qbp/birds/Specpages/cedarwaxwing.htm (149 words)

	Birds and All Nature: The Cedar Waxwing
		The cedar waxwings are gregarious, except during the breeding-season, wandering about the country in flocks of a dozen individuals, more or less, stopping for any considerable time only where food is plentiful.
		In common with the goldfinch, the waxwings are late breeders, making their nests in June, July, and August.
		The food of the waxwing is varied both according to season and other conditions.
	www.birdnature.com /may1899/waxwing.html (715 words)

	Cedar Waxwing by Bernie Elliott - Eye of the Art
		Bernie's art is self-taught, with the exception of a couple of life drawing classes in college and standard art classes in high school in the early 1970's.
		The Cedar Waxwing has always been my very most favorite bird, but I have never been able to see one live in its surroundings before.
		Then, last spring, my mother-in-law called us to come to her backyard where a flock of the waxwings had taken residence and was gorging themselves on a huge holly tree.
	www.eyeoftheart.com /BernieElliott/OwlsBirds/CedarWaxwing (132 words)

	HTM - Our Feathered Friends - Cedar Waxwing
		"Cedar Waxwings are mostly tan, but the Bohemian is mostly gray, and also has some blue on its wings.
		Heather pointed out, "I see some of the waxwings flying out of the tree very fast and then turning right around in midair and flying back to the same spot they came from.
		Cedar Waxwings apparently also eat insects." "I see them eating sycamore balls" Garland added, "So they must eat seeds, too." With his eyes still in the binoculars, Brooke said, "The cedar waxwings have white around the edges of their fl masks." He handed the binoculars to Heather.
	www.lighthome.net /htm/2002/featheredfriends_cedarwaxwing.html (988 words)

	Amazon.com: Carnivory observed in the Cedar Waxwing.: An article from: Wilson Bulletin: Books: David I. King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		From the supplier: The consumption of a Cedar Waxwing nestling by a Cedar Waxwing adult is documented.
		Such a display of cannibalism is highly unusual because Cedar Waxwings are largely frugivorous in appetite.
		Cedar Waxwings are frugivorous, with the exception of a relatively small proportion of invertebrate prey (Tyler 1950).
	www.amazon.com /Carnivory-observed-Cedar-Waxwing-Bulletin/dp/B00096KRY4 (481 words)

	cedar waxwing - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Full of surprises: Cedar waxwings are spectacular, but unpredictable.
		Interview: Regina Bracy discusses the damage caused to bumper strawberry crops in Louisiana by cedar waxwings
		Interview: Regina Bracey discusses the damage caused to bumper strawberry crops in Louisana by cedar waxwings
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-cedarwax.html (183 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The name Waxwing is derived from the red sealing wax-like beads that appear on the tips of certain wing feathers of both the male and female.
		It produces a high-pitched sibilant note, difficult to describe, which is heard as often when the bird is in flight as when it is perched.
		That bird is larger, the ends of its inner primaries are boldly tipped with yellowish white and its undertail coverts are bright chestnut-rufous, very different from the white undertail coverts of the Cedar Waxwing.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0298.htm (633 words)

	Cedar Waxwing, or Cedar-bird
		As the cherries and mulberries ripen in the Middle Districts, the Cedar-bird pays them frequent visits, and when these are out of season, the flberries and huckleberries have their turn.
		After this, the Cedars supply a new and favourite food.
		I think the name of Fruit-devourers would be more applicable to these birds than that of Chatterers, which they bear among naturalists.
	www.audubon.org /bird/boa/F22_G1b.html (1819 words)

	Waxwing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterised by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers.
		In the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its name.
		I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waxwing (169 words)

	eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail
		Discussion Waxwings spend most of the year in flocks whose movements may be quite erratic.
		Since the young are fed to some extent on small fruits, waxwings tend to nest late in the summer when there is a good supply of berries.
		Adults store food for the young in the crop, a pouch located in the throat, and may regurgitate as many as 30 choke cherries, one at a time, into the gaping mouths of the nestlings.
	www.enature.com /fieldguide/showSpeciesRECNUM.asp?recnum=BD0425 (226 words)

	Bird Bio- Cedar Waxwing
		The beautiful Cedar Waxwing can be seen in most of the U.S. and southern Canada.
		The Cedar Waxwing builds a loose open cup-style nest of grass, twigs and other plant fibers.
		The cedar Waxwing lives in open woodland, including suburban areas, and is partial to locations where fruits and berries are available, such as orchards.
	audubonworkshop.com /article_disp.asp?ArticleID=53 (210 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Cedar Waxwing is a brown bird with a crest and a fl mask.
		The song of the Cedar Waxwing is seldom heard.
		Other names for the Cedar Waxwing is Cedar Bird or Canada Robin.
	www.birdnature.com /waxwing.html (317 words)

	Cedar Waxwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But, the thing that really lends distinction to the waxwing is its long crest or topknot.
		These elegant birds have been seen in Louisiana as early in the fall as late September, but not until late November do they appear in numbers and frequently not until mid-January are they overly abundant.
		Sometimes Cedar Waxwings eat so many berries at a time that digestion must be accomplished rapidly in order to make room for the continuous intake into the esophagus and stomach.
	losbird.org /labirds/cewa.htm (384 words)

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