Interesting reports of the Bohemian Waxwings. The winter finch forecast done by Ron Pittaway says Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks should stay in the boreal forest this year due to excellent crop of mountain ash berries. However, I think his forecast is most focused on northcentral and northeast Canada. But, here is the excerpt.

BOHEMIAN WAXWING: Most Bohemians Waxwings will stay close to the boreal forest this winter because mountain-ash berry crops are excellent across Canada, except in Newfoundland. Some should wander south to traditional areas of eastern and central Ontario such as Ottawa and Peterborough where planted European mountain-ashes and ornamental crabapples are frequent. If you get the opportunity to visit northern Ontario this winter, you may see Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks feeding together on mountain-ash berries. The grosbeaks eat the seeds and discard the flesh whereas the waxwings swallow the entire berry and sometimes eat the fleshy leftovers of the grosbeaks. The similar coloration of Bohemian Waxwings and female Pine Grosbeaks may be functional, perhaps reducing interspecific aggression when they feed together.

However, birds don't read the internet!

Jeff Kozma

Yakima



----- Original Message -----
From: MurrayH at aol.com
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:48 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Bohemian Waxwings ?


Do we have an "irruption" of these lovely birds? I had a flock of their sister species get into some over-ripe berries (in another state and remote time), and it was a hot time in the old house tonight!

(Mrs.) Murray Hansen
Graham, WA
MurrayH at aol.com





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