[EBB Sightings] Cedar Waxwings in Albany, Oak Titmouse Nesting

Jumping in on the Cedar Waxwing sightings.  For the first time in six years in Richmond N&E I have seen a large flock (40-50) of waxwings swoop into two holly trees in my back garden to feast off the berries.  They also sometimes go and feast on a Cottoneaster in my front garden.  The flock comes in sometimes twice a day.  Also I have noticed large roaming flocks of pigeons -- and a flock of about 8 Band-tailed that also periodically roost in the holly and sometimes across the street in a tall pine.  Both of these sightings have happened in the last  month.  It might be that being retired I am noticing more, but I sense these sightings are new.

Sheila Dickie

-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Kaplan 
>Sent: May 6, 2006 10:43 PM
>To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
>Subject: [EBB Sightings] Cedar Waxwings in Albany, Oak Titmouse Nesting
>Friends: Late to the feast, but I'd like to report 60+ Cedar  Waxwings at 
>the corner of Thousand Oaks and Key Route, by the Albany High School, this 
>morning Saturday, May 6. 2006, in a median-strip conifer.
>Nearby, at the corner of Ward and Santa Fe, I saw an Oak Titmouse carrying 
>food to a tree (and presumed nest) in a yard off Santa Fe, also a conifer.
>House Finches singing all along Ashbury/Key Route, and Cowbird Male 
>vocalizing, also at the corner of 1000 Oaks and Key Route.
>Best of Birding!
>Alan Kaplan 
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