Cedar Waxwings



The cedar waxwing is a very social bird and usually travels in flocks.  They can be found year-round in most of the United States.   Their diet consists of berries, insects and more berries.  The cedar waxwing is named after cedar berries which it eats during the winter and the red waxy substance on the tip of its wings.


Do You Know?


Cedar waxwings are one of the few birds in the United States that primarily eat fruits.  If they eat overripe berries that have fermented, cedar waxwings can become intoxicated or even died from ethanol poisoning.




Oh, That looks like a yummy berry!



I have an itch!



Yes, Indeed, it is delicious!



I sing a high pitched whistling song!

Cedar waxwings like fruit year-round: strawberry, dogwood, raspberries, cedar berries, mistletoe, juniper, mountain, crabapple, and Russian olive fruits. In summer they eat insects and can catch them mid flight.  They like woodlands, particularly areas along streams.  Female waxwings are the nest builders but both Mom and Dad feed the young.  Between 3 and 5 eggs are laid after a 2 week incubation.  Babies are able to fly 2 weeks after being hatched.  Parents may have two nestings a year.


2020 Photos


Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 10, 2020



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 30, 2020



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 30, 2020



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 30, 2020



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- July 31, 2020



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 31, 2020



2021 Photos


Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Ice for Water!


Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Burleigh County, North Dakota

February 22, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 4, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 4, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 5, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 5, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 23, 2021



Social Birds!


Cedar Waxwings  

 Burleigh County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- May 2, 2022



Takeoff!


Cedar Waxwings  

 Burleigh County, North Dakota

May 2, 2022



Cedar Waxwing  

 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

May 29, 2022



Cedar Waxwings  

 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

May 29, 2022



Beautiful!


Cedar Waxwing  

 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- May 29, 2022




Landing!


Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- September 9, 2022




Heading North!


Very Social Birds!


Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- March 17, 2024



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

March 17, 2024



Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

March 17, 2024



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

April 6, 2024



Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

April 6, 2024



Gorgeous!


Fruit Eating Birds!


Cedar Waxwings

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- April 11, 2024





Cedar Waxwing

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

April 11, 2024



Looking for Berries!


A beautiful and social bird!


Cedar Waxwing

McKenzie County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- July 7, 2024