During the past two days, I have observed cedar waxwings in Duluth in two locations. Yesterday and today I have seen a flock of approx. 20 to 30 waxwings in Riverside (West Duluth), there were also two robins with this flock. They are feeding on the mountain ash berries, and the buckthorn berries in the neighborhood. There is also a merlin that is periodically hunting them. Today on Minnesota Point from 36th Street through to the park point area that has ornamental crabapples, I observed at least 70 cedar waxwings in groups of 20 to 30 feeding on the abundant fruit offerings in different yards, and inside the park point recreational area. I also observed a Northern Shrike that looked like it was interested in feeding on the waxwings. With the abundant fruit that exists at this location, I would expect the waxwings to stick around for a bit. I hope so anyway, they are a tremendous relief to the feeble winter birding scene around most of Duluth right now. I posted a picture of one of the waxwings in the showcase section of MOU. If you go looking, use your ears, the waxwings will often perch in the upper branches of tall conifers and are difficult to spot at times, but not to hear. If you find them, be patient, look around for the different fruit trees that the waxwings will eventually descend upon. Happy Birding, and by the way, not a single bohemian amongst them! **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
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