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Re: Waxwings



My father-in-law called the Waxwings we used to watch "hawking" insects over
the Greenbrier River in WV "Spitfires" because he said they reminded him of
the dogfights he saw over the channel during WWII.
                                       Reece Mitchell
                                       Flat Rock, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Eagan" <mpeagan@landmarkdg.com>
To: "'carolinabirds'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:04 AM
Subject: RE: Waxwings


> 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.
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> Ken- temple terrace?  One of my old stomping grounds.  recently of
Lakeland
> via temple terrace.  hope the weather down there is not too hot!
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> Mike Eagan
> Raleigh,NC
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> 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
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> 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
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> > 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..
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> > Jerry Partrick, ex Chapel Hill
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