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RE: Waxwings
- To: "'carolinabirds'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: RE: Waxwings
- From: "Mike Eagan" <mpeagan@landmarkdg.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:04:27 -0400
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- Reply-to: "Mike Eagan" <mpeagan@landmarkdg.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I have seen in numerous times in Maine during mayfly hatches. Once on a
small lake the waxwings almost encircled the entire lake, perching on trees
and shrubs.
Ken- temple terrace? One of my old stomping grounds. recently of Lakeland
via temple terrace. hope the weather down there is not too hot!
Mike Eagan
Raleigh,NC
From: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
[mailto:carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu]On Behalf Of Ken Allen
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 12:51 PM
To: carolinabirds; Partrick
Subject: 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
>
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