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We had a couple really pretty days, then back to being pretty cold again. 

I've mostly been seeing the usual suspects - large flock of sparrows, cardinals, jays, mourning doves - but saw the Eurasian collared doves yesterday. They lived in the burr oak all summer.
 The Merlin app keeps pointing out the sound of a cedar waxwing, but I can never lay eyes on them (they are harder for me to hear usually because the sparrows are so chatty).  I would very much like to see one.  They have to be eating out of the compost bin and then hiding in the hedge. 

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Date: 2023-01-30 10:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
>>I've mostly been seeing the usual suspects - large flock of sparrows, cardinals, jays, mourning doves - but saw the Eurasian collared doves yesterday.<<

Nice.

>>The Merlin app keeps pointing out the sound of a cedar waxwing, but I can never lay eyes on them (they are harder for me to hear usually because the sparrows are so chatty). I would very much like to see one. They have to be eating out of the compost bin and then hiding in the hedge.<<

They are beautiful birds. You can try attracting them with berries or fruiting plants. They will take raisins or other dried fruit, and mealworms.

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attracting-birds/attract-waxwings-berries/

https://www.exploringbirds.com/posts/how-to-attract-cedar-waxwing

https://www.nature-anywhere.com/blogs/bird-feeding-academy/bird-of-the-week-the-cedar-waxwing

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