Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla Cedrorum
Family: Bombycillidae
Length: 7 inches long
Wingspan: 11 – 12- inches
Description: Brown head with a long crest. Brown back and black eye mask edged with white Brown breast and sides, with a pale yellow belly, Gray tail with yellow tip. Red tips on flight wings. Male and female are similar in looks.
Habits: Very social birds
Diet: Fruit, insects, sap and sometimes flowers
Mating: Monogamous
Nest: Mostly solitary nesters though some nest in colonies.
Migration: Migratory
Whitin Pond: Seen on the pond in late winter and early spring.
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