[TN-Bird] Large flock of Cedar waxwings and ?

From: Daniel Moss <dmoss5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:24:37 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Nov 12, 2008  7:30am
Montgomery Cty
Fort Campbell

On the way to work this morning I saw a large flock of Cedar waxwings that flew 
into a tree beside the road. I pulled over to get a better count and 
immediately heard something other than the regular "zeeee" call. It sounded 
more like a lower pitched rattling trill. I'm very familiar with the 2 basic 
Cedar waxwing call types so this stuck out. I immediately thought Bohemian 
waxwing and began scanning the birds. I only scanned maybe a dozen before they 
flew away. 

I proceeded on into work and immediately emailed Dean Edwards to see if there 
were any state records of Bohemian to which he replied 'no' and appeared very 
curious. I flew back out to the site and relocated the flock feeding on 
hackberrys and wild grapes. During the course of the next hour I scanned 
approximately 170+ birds in the flock and they were all Cedars. Small groups 
were constantly flying into and out of the larger flock. 

I'm not saying there was a Bohemian waxwing in the flock, but I did hear 
something out of the ordinary. Any thoughts or comments as to the probability 
of a Bohemian waxwing in the area?

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN 

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