Last Saturday at Squires Lake in N. Skagit County a flock of cedar waxwings
were feeding on insects from the lily pads. One end of the lake is covered
with yellow pond lilies and each waxwing would alight on one pad for a few
seconds, then flutter and hop to a nearby pad-first one or two birds, then a
couple of more, eventually 10 to 12 fluttering and hopping around, then
they'd gradually disperse to the trees, then return-a lovely lively dance.
A song sparrow used a different tactic, hopping from one pad to the next,
accumulating the insects in its beak until it looked like the bird had a
bristly unkempt white mustache, then flying away to the trees, and after
awhile returning empty-beaked to hunt again. The insects were about 1 "
long with slender bodies, and long (~3/4") white wings on each side, I think
two sets. Any clues as to what was hatching? Midges?

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