While i haven't seen the behavior myself, at least down a long line of waxwings, i've read numerous postings of such sightings by the very active (some professional) birders of Central New York. Sylvia Anglin Nashville TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx> To: <EGLEAVES@xxxxxxx>; <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:43 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Waxwings galore! > When I was a child, one of the National Audubon photographers who did > "Audubon Screen Tours" actually had a movie of cedar waxwings passing cherries down > the line, then back up to the one who first had the item and was the one who > ate it. As I recall, it was my late friend, and ornithologist, Allan > Cruickshank, but it may have been another one. It seems that I remember Allan's > humorous commentary as the film was shown to us. That was some time in the late > 1940's or early 50's. I also have a book that shows a line of cedars on a tree > limb, one having a berry in its mouth, with the commentary that they were doing > this activity when the photo was taken. > Dee Thompson > Nashville, TN > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: > tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to: > tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society > Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) > endorse the views or opinions expressed > by the members of this discussion group. > > Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > ======================================================== > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================