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Re: Waxwings



I've seen the same behavior in Quebec. That time they were eating dragon
flies.
Ken Allen
Temple Terrace, FL
kena@gte.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Partrick" <partrick@megalink.net>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 12:17 PM
Subject: Waxwings


> I mean, life is tough... here I am on a small pond in the western Maine
> mountains suffering from more than two layers of clothing... and... a
> thought comes to mind.  I have been under the impression that Waxwings
> are primarily seed eaters but here, for the past week or so, a flock of
> twenty or so fly over this pond, exactly like flycatchers or the Eastern
> Phoebe that flits around.  They all seem to be eating the insects.  Is
> this common?  The Waxwings are a mixture of Cedar Waxwings and Bohemian
> Waxwings..
>
> Jerry Partrick, ex Chapel Hill
>
>