Snapshot: Cedar Waxwing

The Cedar Waxwing is a bird of many colors and this photo shows all of them. The base coloration is a tan head, crest and chest with a pale yellow belly, a gray-brown back and white under the tail. Accessories include a black mask, yellow tail tip and waxy red tips on some of the primary feathers. It is these waxy tips that give rise to the name Waxwing. Cedar Waxwings are year round residents in the northern US. But they also migrate into southern Canada in the summer and the southern US, Mexico and Central America in the winter.

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Thanks for sharing this. I remember these from Utah 40 yrs ago 🙂

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Washe Koda says:

June 21, 2025 at 4:02 pm

I had always though they were Bohemian Waxwings 😉

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1. birdsinmyviewfinder says:
  
  June 21, 2025 at 5:02 pm
  
  Bohemian Waxwings share some of the range of Cedar Waxwings, particularly in the western US. We see them occasionally here in the east. It is an event when one is reported! Guess I need to head for Utah!!
  
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