Cedar Waxwings (1 Viewer)

We had a flock of them in my neighborhood this morning. There were about 50 birds. I have never seen them in Florida before so it was a nice surprise.

Quite a few of the them landed in a pine tree one street over from where I live. I grabbed the binoculars to see what was going on. Just a few seconds later a hawk of some sort came along and they all took off in a hurry.

The whole event only lasted about a minute or two so no photos. :-C

The last week or so I have noticed the branches on one of my Pin Oak trees moving quite a bit during the early evening hours. None of the other trees next to this Pin Oak were moving so I decided it couldn't be a breeze and pulled out the bins to see what was going on. Turns out there have been scores of Waxwings hitting this one tree to roost for the night. How quiet they were landing and settling in.

The Pin Oak unlike other trees does not lose its leaves until spring so they've got plenty of cover. Pretty neat.

They are wonderful birds, aren't they? They are one of the last winter migrants to make it down into Florida every winter season. They usually reach the tip of Florida (Miami area) by mid-late January. They stick around until April!

Carlos