[EBB Sightings] FIRST OF THE SEASON WAXWINGS

I heard them a few days ago around here (Concord), too ( My 'first') but  I
think they stay around somewhere (shoreline?) during the summer - maybe?
- Sharyn
 Concord CA the on 11/16/06 3:52 PM, Sylvia Sykora at slsykora at sbcglobal.net
wrote:

> I've just noticed a flock of about 20 waxwings sitting - silently - in a
> neighbor's leafless plum while a varied thrush and a golden-crowned
> sparrow call nearby.  Usually I'm alerted to the waxwings by their high,
> thin calls, but not today.  Within sight of the plum tree, the local
> gang of six or seven robins is  feeding on our holly berries; I suspect
> the waxwings will move in once the robins are gone.
> 
> Sylvia Sykora
> Oakland
> Near Skyline and Castle Drive
> 
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