Yes we have Cedar Waxwings !

It is always a delight when I hear the high pitched trilled whistle of waxwings.  We get both the Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings, but in the summer it is usually the Cedar Waxwing that you see at Bluebird Meadows.   The distinguishing features between the two species of Waxwing is that the Bohemian is  much larger and has a chestnut coloured under-tail .  The Cedar Waxwing’s under-tail is whitish yellow and they have a lovely yellow blush on their lower belly.  You are more likely to see Bohemian Waxwings in southern Ontario in the late winter or early spring flocking with local Cedar Waxwings.

If you plant native berry producing shrubs you are almost guaranteed to attract waxwings to your yard.  They love our high-bush cranberry bushes and the wild black raspberry and thimble berry bushes that grow in our fence rows along our trails.  Also the small little crab apples in the spring off our flowering crab tree seem to be a late winter early spring treat.

Waxwings get their name from the “drops” of red on the tips of their wings, which look like the wings have been dipped in red wax.

Cedar waxwings having a drink from the bird bath. Always in a group these birds know there is safety in numbers.

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