The cedar waxwing (Bombycillia cedrorum) is a beautiful migratory bird that can be seen year-round along the upper half of the continental United States. It spends the warmer summer months in Canada.

Reader Ann Wheeler sent me a photo of a songbird. It looked like carved mahogany, but the poor creature was fatally broken from colliding with her windowpane. Wheeler wanted to identify the bird ...

Some Central Texas readers report fewer cedar waxwings in their neighborhoods, but community science does not support a decline in the handsome birds. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion ...

An earful of cedar waxwings flock around a birdbath in Kyle, Texas, on Feb. 14, 2025. (Courtesy Steve Snyder) Cedar waxwing at Lake Creek Trail in northwest Austin, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2025 ...

Some Central Texas readers report fewer cedar waxwings in their neighborhoods, but community science does not support a decline in the handsome birds.

Cedar waxwings have bright yellow tips to their tails and distinctive waxy formations on their wings. (Photo by Mick Thompson) Photo by Mick Thompson. Waxwings are primarily northern birds, ...

When I looked, a cedar waxwing had hit the window and fallen to the deck. It’s [sic] mate stood beside it. It was clear that the fallen bird was dead.

Cedar waxwings pillage fruit and berries, and they work quickly, often stripping a tree in minutes before moving on. As Relma suggested, if you see a cedar waxwing, pause and take note.