I had a large flock (50-100) of Cedar Waxwings sitting around in the top of
our white oak this morning (Tues. May 22). After a bit another flock flew
by with a hawk in pursuit. (I don't know what kind it was but it had a long
tail.) Then everybody scattered. This is the fourth time I have seen them
this month. Two of those times they spent hours eating mulberries in the
back yard. On April 7, I found two gray tail feathers with bright yellow
tips. They were lying on the ground next to the birdbaths.
Nancy Young
Blue Ridge, VA
(Near the Bedford - Botetourt Co. line and BR Pkwy)
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From: Sattler, Gene [mailto:edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:17 PM
To: VA-BIRD (va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: [Va-bird] Large Cedar Waxwing flock (Lynchburg)
With a thunderstorm rumbling in the vicinity I just went out on the deck to
check it out, and a flock of at least 300 Cedar Waxwings flew over, an
impressive number for this time of year. The number could easily have been
closer to 400, but I did not have more than about five seconds of viewing as
the flock sped by. The species has been unusually abundant in the area in
the last several weeks it seems, and we recorded a record number (749) on
the Big Spring Day count held on May 5th in the Peaks of Otter area (Blue
Ridge Parkway) straddling Bedford and Botetourt Counties.
Gene Sattler
Lynchburg
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