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Cedar Waxwing
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| Length: |
7 inches |
Song: |
zeeee or zeeeet |
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Wingspan: |
11-12.25 inches |
Behavior: |
In pairs or in small to
large flocks |
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Weight: |
1.1 ounces |
Breeding: |
Monogamous,solitary to colonial
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Habitat: |
trees |
Population: |
Fairly common to uncommon in
woodland,forest edge |
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Migration: |
migratory |
Feeders: |
Raisins and berries
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Appearance: |
brownish head and back, long
brownish crest, gray rump and and upper tail coverts, yellow trim on
end of gray black tail, white underline coverts, red waxy tips on
secondary flight feathers of older birds, light yellow belly, brownish
breast, sides, and wing covers, blackish throat, narrow black mask,
bordered white below. |
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Interesting Facts:
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Named for the waxlike tips on
secondaries. It is social and travels in large flocks in the
nonbreeding season. Sometimes nests in l colonies. |
Compiled by Amanda, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America Smithsonian Handbook
By Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos with permission
from National Fish and Wildlife Service –
http://images.fws.gov
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