Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:55:07 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: David Mozurkewich Subject: Re: Watch your Waxwings! In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Gail Mackiernan wrote: > I guess most of you know about the two Bohemian Waxwings reported in > New Jersey. Today I was perusing the RBAs for northerneastern states > and there seems to be a real invasion of Bohemians into New England. > In Vermont, they report Bo's outnumbering Cedars! Continued cold > weather might see one or two make it into Maryland. I believe the only > record (or recent record) for the state is the bird seen near > Assateague in 1994. > > If you see any concentrations of Cedar Waxwings, take some time to > look for their rarer congeners. Looking for Bohemian Waxwings is always a good idea, but is this a good search strategy? Back in my younger days, I lived in the Rocky Mountains where both waxwing species were regular. I *N*E*V*E*R* saw a mixed flock. While that experience may not be relevant since it is from a different era and a very different part of the world, it still colors my expectations. How do stray Bohemian Waxwings behave in the East? What are the details of that South Point record? (I was out of state for the winter of '93 - '94.) Although I do sort through flocks of Cedars, it's that lone waxwing in a flock of robins that demands from me a second look. Dave David Mozurkewich Seabrook, PG MD USA mozurk @ bellAtlantic.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================