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chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 3:51 AM Post #9015495
| I've had a huge flock of Cedar Waxwings at my house for two days. At first I thought it was just another flock of starlings, but nope, Cedar Waxwings. Here's a photo of a very small part of the flock. I have never seen these birds in huge flocks like this before. 
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chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 3:57 AM Post #9015499
| Here's a few of them in a cedar tree. They're hard to see, because they always keep moving. 
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chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 4:03 AM Post #9015505
| A few more. These were kind of taking a break! 
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grits74571
Talihina, OK
February 22, 2012 4:50 AM Post #9015533
| I don't live very far from you and ditto with the cedar waxwings they just migrate thru every year but I think it is usually a little bit later,I took some pix sometimes when they were on the move so will search them out and see if the time frame matches the memories I have of them .. |
grits74571
Talihina, OK
February 22, 2012 5:26 AM Post #9015561
| Not even close on the memory thing this pix was taken in Jan. 08 
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chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 5:42 AM Post #9015575
| I think everything is running a little later this year. I figure these will stay around until they clean all the seeds (berries?) off of the cedars in the area. BTW-I know about where you live. I worked for a few years in Heavener. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
February 22, 2012 6:17 AM Post #9015607
| Wow, what fabulous captures of these beautiful birds. grits74571, I discovered these fascinating birds several years ago. I didn't see them last winter, but an abundant number of them this year. chicochi3, they constantly on the move. First I saw them gleaning previts berries in our neighborhood, then last week. They arrived to clean out my Christmas berries. They at first sent out a couple of scouts, it seemed. The following day, a flock of them came by at intervals to finish off the crop. Thank you for sharing those photos. |
chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 6:38 AM Post #9015637
| I noticed the scouts. First a few of them land in a tree, and soon a huge number of them follow. I never paid much attention to them before this, but they are fascinating birds. I saw one large group of them yesterday flying and making patterns like you see starlings do. This is just amazing! |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
February 22, 2012 6:52 AM Post #9015652
| I too have seen them in flock on top of tree branches like pictured above. I'm new to Starlings flying patterns. Could you please share more info. Hopefully I can identify them on open fields. Thank you. |
chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 22, 2012 7:50 AM Post #9015740
| Here's a great video of the starlings. Apparently this flying in patterns is called "Murmuration". The starlings are obviously better at this than cedar waxwings are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vhE8ScWe7w&feature=related |
grits74571
Talihina, OK
February 23, 2012 8:17 AM Post #9017029
| The CWWs are also bud eaters one year they cleaned every bud from my crab apple ,the tree they are pictured in is a wild black cherry so kinda figured they were checking for buds but were way to early ..I see them coming and going but to where I know not ..once in the Fall/Winter then again in the spring...BTW I love the Runestone Park |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
February 23, 2012 9:33 AM Post #9017121
| Hah, grits, I'm glad to learn that they're among buds eaters. I've seen Cardinal carrying my cherry blossoms buds before. I recently also saw a remnant of a Camelias flowers being partially eaten by some culprits. Didn't see which species of birds did so, but now I understand more. Thanks. Chicochi3, what neat 'Murmuration'! Thanks for sharing. |
chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 23, 2012 1:27 PM Post #9017351
| My flock seems to be gone today. I love the Runstone Park, too, and I believe! |
grits74571
Talihina, OK
February 23, 2012 2:22 PM Post #9017410
| Did you hear that the park is now in the care of a group called the friends of the runestone with some support from CASC.. |
grits74571
Talihina, OK
February 23, 2012 2:39 PM Post #9017430
| i know that I was being a little oblique in the reference to the Runestone Park but was just hoping to pique some interest so that Y'all would google Heaverner Runestone it is fasinating.. |
chicochi3
Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b)
February 24, 2012 6:33 AM Post #9018104
| I'm glad to hear that the Runestone Park has someone taking care of it. I had heard that it was going to be closed down. That would be terrible! |
