Birds Identified: Bohemian Waxwing

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Bohemian Waxwing has these characteristics:

• Still perching
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Smaller than robin
  
• Head crested
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Red present
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Tail bands (across)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• North winter (November through February)
  
• Wood habitat
  
• Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Short forays (flies out from perch and returns)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  
• Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
  
• High or thin song (high pitched and weak; lisping, sizzling, or hissing quality)
  

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