Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?

Just observed this behavior at Upper Treman Park just below the falls area earlier this week. -- Original Message -- From: madonna stallmann To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching? Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:52:06 -0400 Hello!My husban

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I've watched them flying thru a big hatch of midges along Flint Creek near Phelps, NY. They'd perch over the stream, fly thru the swarm, and then return to the perch. Then do it all over again! Also watched a spotted sandpiper gobbling them up at the Refuge. It was on foot. Reminded me of a velocc

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The Stokes' on Cedar Waxwings passing fruit amongst their neighbors: Years ago at a NYS Federation annual meeting (now NYS Ornithological Association) I attended a presentation by Don and Lilian Stokes and there they did a little enactment of waxwings sharing cherries with one another - including a

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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

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Insect hawking especially over water (streams, lake inlets etc ) is a regular foraging technique for cedar waxwings. Often seen on canoe trips. Their frugivory (which my phone had converted to ‘drug ivory’ 3 x) gets them through the winter. But they do feed their young on insect prey and are rea

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I have seen Cedar Waxwings do this quite a few times also. At beebe lake and flat rock. I was also surprised the first time. Very cool to feel like you discover this yourself by keen observation. I also saw them one time in my black cherry passing cherries along the branch to each other. Which

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Yep I saw them doing that at Dryden Lake last year. A lot of young birds too. Get Outlook for iOS From: bounce-125832567-87248...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Deb Grantham Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:50:07 PM To: Regi Teasley ; Sara

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?

I saw cedar waxwings hunting insects one time years ago over Dryden Lake. From: bounce-125832497-83565...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Regi Teasley Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:23 PM To: Sara Jane Hymes Cc: madonna stallmann ; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fl

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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 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 nea

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Sure. Why not if it’s easy pickins? I have read of this behavior. Regi “If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees.” Rainer Maria Rilke > On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Sara Jane Hymes wrote: > >  Just the other day I saw about a dozen Ced

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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 Au

[cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?

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 repea