Cedar Waxwing

Look for flocks moving nomadically through open woodland, orchards and gardens wherever berries are ripe, since this species' movements track fruit availability rather than a fixed season. Its sleek crest, silky brown plumage and waxy red wingtips are distinctive at close range, and its thin, high-pitched trilling call often reveals a flock before it's seen. Late summer through winter, near fruiting trees and shrubs, tends to produce the largest and most active flocks.