A few days ago I watched 5 Cedar Waxwings drinking water from my bird bath and then they flew up in a tall tulip tree full of blossoms. The Baltimore Orioles are calling from the tops of the same tree. They might nest up there but I'm not sure if they enjoy the blossoms. We do find blossoms on the ground and have blamed the squirrels. We have 5 tall Tulip Trees around the yard. Naomi Brewer Sheldrake/Wyers Point
-----Original Message----- From: bounce-59536037-9392...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-59536037-9392...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Eben McLane Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:21 PM To: Cayuga Birds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Waxwings & Tulip trees I've been aware of flocks of Cedar Waxwings apparently feeding on tulip tree flowers. Never noticed this before and didn't know that the nectar was particularly sweet (bees don't seem very interested, anyway.) Perhaps a silly question, but is this common CW feeding this time of year? Eben McLane Scipio, NY -- 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/ -- -- 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/ --
