Hello, All! My name is Wayne Gall, entomologist/naturalist from Buffalo. My family & I have cabin-camped at Robert Treman SP for well over 35 years, mostly ca 3rd week of July. While doing stream/gorge walks along Enfield Creek have observed Cedar Waxwings fly-catching along stream channel many times, sallying forth repeatedly from overhanging/adjacent tree branches. They seem mostly to be targeting mayflies that I have observed fluttering up & silhouetted against late afternoon low sun angle. As I have observed the nymphal exuviae of brushlegged mayflies in genus Isonychia contemporaneously on rocks protruding from stream channel, I suspect this is one of their food sources.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:25 PM, Duane <ksbirder2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've seen it a few times. The first time I was not expecting it to be cedar > waxwings. > > Duane > > >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 6:04 PM Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> Just the other day I saw about a dozen Cedar Waxwings fly catching over the >> stream, as viewed from East Hill Rec Way, on the bridge which is near the >> intersection of 366/Dryden Rd. I believe this is something they do >> frequently, as it is a good spot to find Waxwings. >> -- >> >> Sara Jane Hymes >> >> >>> On Aug 13, 2021, at 5:52 PM, madonna stallmann >>> <madonnaoftheprai...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello! >>> My husband and I were at the bridge over Upper Taughanack Falls at >>> Taughanack State Park today and observed something we've never seen in our >>> thirty years of birding...a flock of cedar waxwings fly catching from the >>> trees alongside the creek out over the top of the falls. 15 - 20 birds >>> repeatedly flying out over the falls & in to the trees presumably catching >>> bugs. >>> All my information tells me that cedar waxwings are not so enthusiastic >>> about insects. I would like to know if anyone else has observed this and >>> what information you have about cedar waxwings fly catching. >>> Thank you! >>> Madonna Stallmann >>> Newfield, NY >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
