The August doldrums are upon us. Nests are empty, flowers are going to seed and insects buzz. But then, zucchinis run rampant; tomatoes are finally turning red and sweet corn overflows the road stands ...

With less than two weeks before Christmas, many of our region’s birds migrated to their warm wintering grounds long ago. But the cedar waxwing is making merry in the Inland Northwest, its palette of ...

Right on the heels of last week's discussion of a cardinal in Roseau, Minn., comes a report of cedar waxwings in Thief River Falls. Cardinals and waxwings do have one thing in common. Both have crests ...

A little band of cedar waxwings, true to their name, settled into a cedar tree at my place west of Gilby, N.D., on Friday afternoon. The birds gorged themselves on cedar berries. They also prompted a ...

For the second installment of our revived Austin Answered column, we move from history to nature. Where have all the cedar waxwings gone? These handsome birds, which from a distance resemble female ...

My wife was working in the flower beds the other morning when she ran into the house and said, “Come see the cedar waxwings!” At least 50 birds had descended on two yaupon bushes by the side of our ...