Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

On Jul 18, 2015, Rickwebb from Downingtown, PA wrote:

I usually see this wonderful little bird in late winter or spring and in fall. It always appears as a flock making quick simple sounds. It eats the berries off my serviceberry trees in early June and it like the red berries of the Washington Hawthorn in late winter.

On Apr 10, 2013, marksgrdn from Stockton, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:

these beautiful birds come thru Stockton every yr. like clock work. i know when they are in my yard due to their high pitched chirp. more like a squeal. non the less, i go running out to see easily 30 of them in my tree eating the white mistletoe berries. thats prob around Feb or so. i still hear and see them but much smaller groups . we had one when i was a child in the 60's. hit the neighbors house and was a bit disoriented. my mom nursed him back to health with hard boiled egg and milk soaked bread. and pyracantha (sp) berries. he really loved those. found out later they make them drunk. no wonder he stayed with us for a long time. he would never fly out of the cage. good experience as a kid to have seen him recover and eventually fly away.

On Oct 1, 2012, geneva_illinois from Geneva, IL wrote:

Every year we see the Cedar Waxwings in the Serviceberry trees when the June Berries are ripe.We assume they are on their migration north at this time. This year we found a dead tree along the Fox River where we saw about 2 dozen Cedar Waxwings in June and 10 stayed all summer. We usually see them in a dead tree along the river in the morning about 7-8am and just before sunset. Never knew they stayed all summer in the suburbs west of Chicago.

On Dec 31, 2010, audsrz from Traverse City, MI (Zone 5a) wrote:

Working in a nursery, we have to check daily for waxwing nests in our potted small trees. If eggs are in the nest, the tree is no longer for sale till the babies have fledged. Fourtunatly we have several customers who prefer plants that have already housed birds. They're lucky! This bird is the only one I know (locally) that prefers the blue berries of oregon grape holly and blue fruited viburnum.

On Sep 14, 2010, heidipg from Prince George,
Canada wrote:

I live in central northern BC, Canada and we get large flocks of these fascinating birds in December/January when they strip the mountain ash berries. They are around for 2-3 weeks and then seem to disappear. it is funny to watch from the windows as they swoop around. They drive my two cats completely crazy. We usually have -20C or colder by this time of the year and it gets colder later in winter. I am looking forward to seeing them again!

On Apr 18, 2010, globaldon from Quitman, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:

We live in Quitman, Texas and were surprised to see several of these beautiful birds in our back yard. They visited on April16,2010. This was the first time my wife and I had seen any in our area. We are hoping they will return in the future...Don

On Mar 26, 2010, plantladylin from (Zone 1) wrote:

We only see the beautiful Cedar Waxwings for a short period during the winter months, usually late January through early March. They devour berries of the Sugarberry tree, Mulberry, Holly, Cedar and Cherry trees.