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Hi Ian and Carl, Thanks for sharing your observations. I guess it's not so unusual for the two species to travel together. Some of the birds I saw were flying down to a wet spot, where the foundation drain from my house drains into the woods edge. So maybe they're both attracted to the same water sources. --Ken On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Ian Worley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Carl and Ken, > > Here on the southern end of Snake Mountain we have had a large flock of > Cedar Waxwings (over 100 at times, other times in small groups of 15-25) and > an even larger flock of Robins (over 140 typically, lesser groups in the > 40-50 range ... presumably a sub group of the flock) since early December. > Almost always, regardless of which species dominates, there are Robins and > Waxwings intermingled. During really cold weather they are usually found > together at small seeps. So far as I can tell, all the Waxwings are Cedar > Waxwings. There is a strong color difference between the male and female > Robins. > > If I don't see them around the house I can usually find them within a > couple of miles of home. > > Cheers, > > Ian > =================== > > Carl Runge wrote: > >> These two species appeared simultaneously in my yard last week, their >> first appearance of the year. In fact the robin was harassing (playing >> with?) the waxwings. >> >> Carl >> Williiston, VT >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Kenneth Copenhaver <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 4:21:58 PM >> Subject: [VTBIRD] Robins and Waxwings >> >> >> I saw an oddly-mixed flock of about 15 Robins and 8 Cedar Waxwings at my >> home today. (At least it seems odd to me.) >> >> Ken Copenhaver >> Fairfax VT >> >> >> >> >> >