Cedar waxwings flock to Houston for new year
Flocks of cedar waxwings can be seen on winter berry bushes. Photo Credit: Kathy Adams Clark. Restricted use.Flocks of cedar waxwings are gathering in our yard like party goers festooned in color as if ready to celebrate the New Year.
As consummate eaters of sugary fruits, the birds in our yard crowd into a large yaupon bush to devour the red berries. They flit frenetically among the branches, reveling with high-pitched twittering tunes — screee-screee-screee. They're related to silky flycatchers of Central America, plus the Phainopepla of West Texas and the southwest.
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