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Orange-tailed Cedar Waxwings
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Orange-tailed Cedar Waxwings
- From: "Donna S. Bailey" <dsbailey@conterra.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 16:42:03 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I read an article about this phenomenon years ago in a Cornell publication.
I know, I am still trusting a single source for information. From what I
can recall, the non-native honeysuckle berries have to be consumed at a
particular time in the feather development for the bird to develop the
orange coloration. This in part explains why the orange tail isn't more
common than it is.
Donna Bailey
Winnsboro, SC
e-mail: dsbailey@conterra.com
URL: http://www.conterra.com/dsbailey
"Where are the Birds? Migration across South Carolina"