CEDAR WAXWING
A striking songbird with a swept back crest and a Zorro-esque eye mask, the Cedar Waxwing is gray above and light brown below with lemon-yellow accents on the tail and and red “sealing wax” droplets on the wing feathers - hence the name “waxwing”. The crest of the Cedar Waxwings often lies flat and droops over the back of the head.
Cedar Waxwings are winter visitors to Bell Canyon. When here, they are very social birds and you’ll always see them in small flocks.
They love to eat fruit, especially small berries. They are known to occasionally over do it, though. If they come across a batch of overripe berries that have started to ferment and create alcohol, they can eat enough berries that they’ll get drunk.