Bohemian Waxwing

This nomadic songbird breeds in northern boreal forest and winters irregularly further south, where large flocks descend on fruiting trees such as mountain ash and crabapple, often stripping them within days. Look for tight, wheeling flocks giving a high, trilling call as they move between fruit sources, typically in the understory and mid-canopy of berry-laden trees. Winter is the best season to see it outside its remote breeding range, though numbers and locations vary greatly from year to year depending on the fruit crop.