Bohemian Waxwing
The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America. It has mainly buff-grey plumage, black face markings and a pointed crest.
It eats insects and some fruit during the breeding season, but switches to eating almost entirely fruit during the nonbreeding season. When catching insects it flies out and back, often from an exposed perch, to grab prey in midair.
Male and female Bohemian Waxwings gather evergreen twigs, grasses, mosses, and other plant fibers, but only the female builds the nest. She weaves the material together to from a cup nest that is approximately 6 inches across and 3 inches deep. The nest takes 3-5 days to complete.
The eggs are a glossy pale blue spotted with black and grey and the clutch is 3-7 eggs. The eggs are incubated for 13-14 days by the female alone. She is fed regurgitated berries by her mate, and rarely leaves the nest. The chicks fledge about 14-16 days after hatching.
Bohemian Waxwings are movers. One waxwing banded by researchers in British Columbia was recovered 13 months later in South Dakota. Another individual flew 280 miles in 11 days.
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21 сен 2024
