. Bird lore . WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN FED? . A Visit with Cedar Waxwings By F. N. WHITMAN, Chicago, 111. With Photographs by the Author ON A TRAMP in the country early in May one may meet with a flockof pretty little Cedar Waxwings actively engaged in picking the budsfrom certain wayside trees and bushes. An incessant chorus of low,plaintive notes coming from two or three hundred of these dainty brown birdsoften attracts ones attention before he has noticed the flock. Although rathershy, the birds may be approached close enough to distinguish with the nakedeye the delicate shading of their soft b
. Bird lore . WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN FED? . A Visit with Cedar Waxwings By F. N. WHITMAN, Chicago, 111. With Photographs by the Author ON A TRAMP in the country early in May one may meet with a flockof pretty little Cedar Waxwings actively engaged in picking the budsfrom certain wayside trees and bushes. An incessant chorus of low,plaintive notes coming from two or three hundred of these dainty brown birdsoften attracts ones attention before he has noticed the flock. Although rathershy, the birds may be approached close enough to distinguish with the nakedeye the delicate shading of their soft brown feathers, the tapering crests, theyellow band terminating the tail, and the small red structures on the wing,from which this species derives its name. Several weeks later, these migrating flocks have separated into pairs, butit is often well along in the season before the birds build their nests, for theberries and fruit on which the young thrive ripen late. During summer, theWaxwings feed mainly on fruit
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