Cedar Waxwing Birds in North Texas
by Gaby Ethington
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Cedar Waxwing Birds in North Texas
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Gaby Ethington
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I joined the 365-day Journal challenge for 2022 and here is my ‘Day 346’.
December 12, 2022, Journal Entry:
The first of the beautiful Cedar Waxwing birds have arrived in our area this past week, looking for tree berries and other things to forage. They are so fast, but I was able to capture this couple in the wild tree stand near us. The colors and mask on these birds is so striking and I was so excited to see them again.
The Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is most common in the wintertime in Texas, where these two and its flock was, starting in late Fall. They come south in the winter from the northern band of the United States and Canada. They love to eat the wild berries from trees. They also eat insects, but they can actually survive on fruit alone for several months. Unfortunately, some can die if they eat too much old fruit that became fermented from being overripe. They are in the Bombycillidae family of birds. A fun fact is that the oldest known Cedar Waxwing was just barely over 7 years old – he was banded in Maryland in 2008 and recaptured in the same state in 2014.
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