Cedar waxwing
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Sep 9, 2026
HannahHOST
... we talked about it before, but maybe I just read it in that Rosemary Mosco like bird, birding term dictionary.
HannahHOST
But yeah, they like roll in ants, but apparently it's only a noted behavior for cedar waxwings in captivity, so.
CleoHOST
Okay.
HannahHOST
They definitely, I think, are in like zoos.
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HannahHOST
Yes.
CleoHOST
So.
HannahHOST
No, there's, like, this is one of the birds where if you love a berry, if you love a bush or a tree that gives you berries, you should put them in your yard and you'll get more cedar waxwings.
CleoHOST
Not you saying, "If you love a bush." [laughs]
Ken BehrensHOST
But you tend to pick these things up as you cover some ground.
Ken BehrensHOST
Okay, I just heard a cedar waxwing.
Ken BehrensHOST
Just a very high-pitched sibilant vocalization.
Ken BehrensHOST
These are all over the place this time of the year in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Ken BehrensHOST
I guess these are post-breeding phlox that form.
Ken BehrensHOST
Last night I saw what seemed to be a roost, like a night roost that had almost a hundred cedar waxwings just in a random big oak tree in the middle of the forest.
Ken BehrensHOST
So little phlox of these guys are just filtering overhead, flying over the canopy pretty frequently.
Ken BehrensHOST
Yep, some more waxwings flying overhead.
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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Bird Stories from Burrows by John Burrows The Cedar Bird How alert and vigilant the birds are, even when absorbed in building their nests.
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In an open space in the woods I see a pair of cedar birds collecting moss from the top of a dead tree.
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Following the direction in which they fly, I soon discover the nest placed in the fork of a small soft maple.
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which stands amid a thick growth of wild cherry trees and young beeches.
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Excepting the American goldfinch, this bird builds later in the season than any other, its nest in our northern climate seldom being undertaken till July.
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As with the goldfinch, the reason is, probably, that suitable food for the young cannot be had at an earlier period.
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I knew a pair of cedar birds one season to build in an apple tree, the branches of which rubbed against the house.
Jack TrojanGUEST
Last year's-
Zade PacettiGUEST
Cedar waxwing.
RyanHOST
Yeah.
RyanHOST
[laughs]
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End of chapter 20
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Section 21 of Bird Stories from Burrows by John Burrows THE CEDAR BIRD How alert and vigilant the birds are, even when absorbed in building their nests! In an open space in the woods I see a pair of cedar birds collecting moss from the top of a dead tree.
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Following the direction in which they fly, I soon discover the nest placed in the fork of a small soft maple, which stands amid a thick growth of wild cherry trees and young beeches.
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Carefully concealing myself beneath it, without any fear that the workmen will hit me with a chip or let fall a tool, I await the return of the busy pair.
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Excepting the American goldfinch, this bird builds later in the season than any other, its nest in our northern climate seldom being undertaken till July.
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As with the goldfinch, the reason is, probably, that suitable food for the young cannot be had at an earlier period.
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I knew a pair of cedar birds one season to build in an apple tree, the branches of which rubbed against the house.
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For a day or two before the first straw was laid, I noticed the pair carefully exploring every branch of the tree, the female taking the lead, the male following her with an anxious note and look.
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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Bird Stories from Burrows by John Burrows.
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The Cedar Bird.
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How alert and vigilant the birds are, even when absorbed in building their nests.
speaker_18NARRATOR
In an open space in the woods, I see a pair of cedar birds collecting moss from the top of a dead tree.
speaker_18NARRATOR
Following the direction in which they fly, I soon discover the nest placed in the fork of a small soft maple, which stands amid a thick growth of wild cherry trees and young beaches.
speaker_18NARRATOR
Carefully concealing myself beneath it, without any fear that the workman will hit me with a chip or let fall a tool, I await the return of the busy pair.
speaker_18NARRATOR
Excepting the American goldfinch, this bird builds later in the season than any other, its nest in our northern climate seldom being undertaken till July.
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As with the goldfinch, the reason is, probably, that suitable food for the young cannot be had at an earlier period.