Cedar Waxwing

Description:

The cedar waxwing is brown on top and pale yellow on its belly. It has a crest of feathers on its head and a black mask lined with white on its face. The cedar waxwing has black legs and feet and a short black bill. It has darker gray wings with a short waxy red tip. Its tail has a yellow tip. Some cedar waxwings in the Northeast United States and Southeast Canada will have an orange tip on their tails. This is caused by their having eaten the berries of an introduced species of honeysuckle, Morrow's honeysuckle, while their tail feathers were growing. Male and female cedar waxwings look alike.

Habitat:

Habitat yard in North Texas.

Notes:

A flock of Cedar Waxwings had come for the berries on the mistletoe as well as the Yaupon Holly, if they could manage to snag any before a Mockingbird, that considered the berries his, could chase them off.