One of my favorite sounds of fall are the thin, high calls of cedar waxwings. A lot of people want to see them, dramatically adorned with black bandit masks, tails dipped in brilliant yellow and ...

Few birds demonstrate the revelatory impact of a little knowledge more clearly than the cedar waxwing. These are stunning birds, present in most neighborhoods around Marin, and yet many people live ...

People who pay attention to birds come to love the changing seasons, and have favorite moments in the world of birds that mark the calendar in their minds with days of celebration. Many devout birders ...

For the second installment of our revived Austin Answered column, we move from history to nature. Where have all the cedar waxwings gone? These handsome birds, which from a distance resemble female ...

It is at this time of year in southeastern Virginia, when the holly berries are turning a bright, waxy red that I start listening for that high-pitched whistle sound in the treetops. Then I know the ...

There is little songbird singing during these days of late summer. A few persist, like red-eyed vireos, indigo buntings and wood peewees, continuing with their songs and calls. Songs were prevalent ...

A little band of cedar waxwings, true to their name, settled into a cedar tree at my place west of Gilby, N.D., on Friday afternoon. The birds gorged themselves on cedar berries. They also prompted a ...

Right on the heels of last week's discussion of a cardinal in Roseau, Minn., comes a report of cedar waxwings in Thief River Falls. Cardinals and waxwings do have one thing in common. Both have crests ...