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One of the happenings of a mild winter is that fewer birds are visiting the bird feeders. The feathered neighbors really do not need our handouts when the temperatures get above normal, and we have ...

Cedar Waxwings are found in flocks throughout our area year-round. Bohemian Waxwings, the larger of the two genus, are found in the more northern realms in winter including Montana and Wyoming.

Right on the heels of last week's discussion of a cardinal in Roseau, Minn., comes a report of cedar waxwings in Thief River Falls. Cardinals and waxwings do have one thing in common. Both have crests ...

Walking along a dirt road last winter, I heard a collection of pleasant, sputtering trills coming from a stand of conifers and hardwoods nearby. I’m used to the winter conversation of chickadees ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Birdwatchers walking along the High Line Canal during an annual bird count last Christmas got a surprise gift when one of them spotted a Bohemian waxwing ...

Cedar waxwings are common birds, but cedar waxwing sightings are consistent in just one way. They always seem to be unexpected. As a consequence, the appearance of waxwings makes whatever else is ...

The cedar waxwing is always a welcome bird, and never more so than at noon Monday of last week. That was Solar Eclipse Day, and Suezette and I had turned our deck into an observatory: Deck chairs at ...

Often confused with the Bohemian waxwing, cedar waxwings have smooth-looking feathers with a black mask across the face and a bright yellow marking on the tip of their tail feathers. Wyoming has some ...