Last week, while atlasing in my block, I spotted a very out of character 
cedar waxwing out in front of the Rock Creek Nature Center--I've never seen 
one look disheveled before, so I started watching.  In a minute, the bird 
flew up into the oak above me, and seemed to be going to a nest!  Well, 
since it was up high, and directly above me, the only solution was to lie 
on the walk to watch (waxwing neck is just as bad as warbler neck).  It 
took a bit before I could get a good enough look to be sure that it was the 
waxwings up there, and then I just watched them awhile. (Tip: a pocket pack 
of Kleenex works fine as a headrest on concrete.) The pair seemed to arrive 
together, and both to work on the nest together at first, then one would 
leave and wait for the other to finish arranging the latest twigs.  
Evidently, they then went together to find more, because they always flew 
back to the nest at the same time.  I thought people might like to know 
about it, since hopefully there will be young waxwings around there before 
long.

Patricia Wood
Silver Spring MD