SE Colorado Birding: Visiting Cedar Waxwings

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Visiting Cedar Waxwings

I had a visit from a flock of 10-15 Cedar Waxwing. They have been in my neighborhood for over a month and I when the weather was warmer I would occasionally hear them as I drove by an area where they were eating. And they have been visiting my yard off and on during that same time period, feasting on my pyracantha (Firethorn) berries.

Cedar Waxwing are nomadic and "irruptive". Read more about them and see a great photo here
SeEtta

Why bird southeast Colorado?

From our high montane areas to the riparian areas along the Arkansas River as it exits Colorado, southeast Colorado offers birding opportunities for beginners to those serious birders who seek out the less common species. We have great shortgrass and sandsage prairie birding including public areas on the Comanche National Grasslands. We have wetlands including playa lakes (playas are important shallow, depressional wetlands that provide essential habitat for waterfowl and many other bird species). We have small lakes (such as Lake Cheraw north of La Junta)and large lakes (such as John Martin Reservoir that encompasses 35 square miles) that host an impressive diversity of bird species. And we have large expanses of pinyon-juniper woodlands with their special birding opportunities.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Visiting Cedar Waxwings

Why bird southeast Colorado?

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