Tendrils

Tag: Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum)

  • Up In The Cedar

    January 8, 2026 Many Robins (Turdus migratorius) along with their flocking buddies, Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), up in the Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana). They’re enjoying the frosty blue colored berries, which are not really berries at all but seed cones. They usually contain one to three seeds. A great food source for both Robins…

  • Two Cedar Waxwings

    January 3, 2026 Two Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) sitting in a tree looking for berries. The Waxwing in full view has a tail with yellow tips. This is the normal color. Beginning in the 1960s some Cedar Waxwings began to develop orange tail tips. This is the result of their eating the berries of the…

  • Meeting Up At The Old Watering Hole

    December 19, 2025 At a puddle of water on the lane. Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) and Robins (Turdus migratorius) are social birds, particularly in the winter and share the same taste in food, during the winter as well. Another thing they share is their affinity for birdbaths and puddles for drinking and bathing. When I…

  • Winterizing For The Birds

    December 4, 2025 At the birdbath, three, but many more are around eating the berries. A Robin (Turdus migratorius), and two Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), enjoying water in liquid form during some mighty cold weather. Today I decided I’d better get out in the cold to winterize the birdbath. Remove the dripper and empty the…

  • A Flock Of Cedar Waxwings

    November 30, 2025 Hanging out at the Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra), a large number of Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Word must be out that there are berries here. Sociable birds, Cedar Waxwings often travel in groups. Unlike many other birds, they even build their nests in close proximity to one another. While looking for a…

  • Oodles Of Birds This Morning

    They swooped in this morning, delighting in the birdbaths, quenching their thirst. Too many to count. Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) and Robins (Turdus migratorius) everywhere. Then on their way hunting berries. And back again. Back and forth many times this morning before the snow started. Snow that pleased me greatly. Falling into the evening though…

  • Cedar Waxwings And Robins

    Yesterday I sent you a picture of an American Robin (Turdus migratorius), one of many that I saw. I described how they flock together in the colder months in search of berries and small fruits, sometimes along with Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). This morning lo and behold there were the Robins again, this time along…