Look for trees/bushes with berries - they particularly like holly. I don’t find
Cedar Waxwings very predictable - they find a food supply, strip it bare, then
move on. But they tend to stay in good sized flocks, and often hang out with
flocks of robins.
Lewis
On Mar 4, 2018, at 1:30 PM, Krissi <krissi.vandenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Any suggestions of where to catch a flock of cedar waxwings today?
On Mar 3, 2018, at 5:26 PM, Barnett, Lewis <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We had seven hearty birders brave the winds for our monthly walk at Henricus
Historical Area/Dutch Gap Conservation Area today. We had clear skies, but
consistent strong breezes. Duck numbers were down, but the variety was
pretty good, with Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwall, Northern Shovelers, Wood
Ducks, Northern Pintail, Mallard, Bufflehead all represented, along with
one female Lesser Scaup. American Coots and a couple of Pied-billed Grebes
rounded out the waterfowl. Several Bald Eagles soaring over the marshes kept
the ducks stirred up. Along with the eagles, we had both Vultures,
Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shoulderd Hawk and American Kestrel, giving us a
representative of all the expected raptor families. Tree Swallows were
everywhere, giving us a nice harbinger of Spring. We also did fairly well on
sparrows, missing Junco, but finding White-throated, Song, Savannah and
Field. Though not numerous, we did see or hear both Kinglets. We were
serenaded by Meadowlarks all morning, and had a couple of good looks toward
the end of the day.
The complete checklist is below.
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Lewis Barnett
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Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area, Chesterfield, Virginia, US
Mar 3, 2018 7:50 AM - 11:37 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.75 mile(s)
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 70
Wood Duck 21
Northern Shoveler 8
Gadwall 12
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 12
Northern Pintail 2
Ring-necked Duck 20
Lesser Scaup 1
Bufflehead 12
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 3
Cooper's Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 5
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 200
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Eastern Meadowlark 6
Red-winged Blackbird 125
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43350235
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