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Re: Waxwings



I have seen Waxwings flycatching more times than eating fruit.  They could
give Pheobes a run for their money when it comes to flycatching!  It is fun
to watch them do this in flocks.

Dwayne
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Dwayne Martin
Foothills Bird Club
Conover, NC
dlmartin@twave.net
http://www.geocities.com/foothillsbirdclub/
http://www.geocities.com/ncxbill/


-----Original Message-----
From: Partrick <partrick@megalink.net>
To: carolinabirds@duke.edu <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2002 12:21 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
>