Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum).
The Cedar Waxwing’s high-pitched call is often heard coming from hungry flocks visiting a local stand of fruit-bearing trees. Look out for their crisp black mask, strong yellow stripe at the end of their tail, and their courtship display of passing a berry back and forth!
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
Cedar Waxwing song by Wil Hershberger (ML508854)
Cedar Waxwing staccato song by Sally F. Hoyt (ML508857)
Cedar Waxwing flock call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508855)
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