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I need help identifying a bird
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alexander Dunn Apr 4, 2011.

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Alexander Dunn replied to Dann Girl's discussion 'I need help identifying a bird'

i would agree, Cedar waxwing sounds just right: http://thedailybirdnewengland.blogspot.com/2011/02/cedar-waxing-are-there-if-you-can-hear.html ;

Apr 4, 2011

monty thomson replied to Dann Girl's discussion 'I need help identifying a bird'

cedar waxwing sounds correct per your description (the yellow tail tip is diagnostic). they are fruit eaters so the habitat would fit as well. or perhaps you have seen a bohemeian waxwing. less likely, because of range, but not out of the question.…

Jun 21, 2009

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I'm pretty sure what you saw was a female cardinal. I looked on Google for female cardinals and they have some very good pictures that look like what you described. I have not seen a female, but I do have a male cardinal that I see in our…

Jun 17, 2009

I need help identifying a bird

I work in a nursery and was passing a row of cherry trees when a beautiful bird flew out of one. I was with a customer so I could not get too close but the tip of her tail feathers were yellow and she had a tuft like a cardinal on top. The color from what I could see was light brown. When I got home I tried to look it up and only came across the Cedar Waxwing. The only thing is that I have seen them before and this bird looked bigger and I do not seem to recall the mask associated with the…See More

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At 8:41am on June 17, 2009, Sue said…: I'm pretty sure what you saw was a female cardinal. I looked on Google for female cardinals and they have some very good pictures that look like what you described. I have not seen a female, but I do have a male cardinal that I see in our hedgerow. He will not venture out to our suet feeder yet. They are just so much fun to watch.