U.S.A. California....Identify this bird, please. (1 Viewer)

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bswier

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• Dec 27, 2016

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I live in northern central California, and a flock of these birds has visited our fruitless pear tree. Can't identify it. Dec. 27, 2016

This bird is good-sized, has a buff breast fading into yellow. The underside of the tip of the tail is yellow. The face has a white v stripe. The head has a tuft.

 

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KC Foggin

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• Dec 27, 2016

• #2

Cedar Waxwing Aren't they beautiful?

 

howiewu

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• Dec 27, 2016

• #3

Cedar Waxwing.

 

Fiscalshrike

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• Dec 27, 2016

• #4

A lovely Cedar Waxwing. They do tend to flock and then set to feed when there is a crab apple still in fruit.

 

Nutcracker

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• Dec 28, 2016

• #5

bswier said:

.. our fruitless pear tree. ...

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As an aside, your tree is far from fruitless - there's a heavy crop on it, which is of course what has attracted the waxwing to feed there. They're just a wild-type pear with fruit which isn't pleasant for people to eat, but birds are happy with it :t: