Sighting!

First of the season: Cedar Waxwings have been sighted in San Mateo!

 

Named for its red wax-like wing tips and affinity for eating small cones off cedar trees.

 

Size:   7 ½”

Nesting:   Cup: 1 – 2 broods a year

Eggs:   4-6 pale blue with brown markings

Incubation:   10-12 days

Fledging:  14-18 days

Migration:  Partial to non-migratory

Food:   Fruit, berries, insects