[mou] Cedar Waxwings, Blue Bird nestlings

[lkrueger at umn.edu]

We have over 50 Cedar Waxwings that are staying in our yard. They came 
early this Spring and ate all the petals off our apple trees. Now, they are 
still here! A good 20 of them fit into one birdbath at a time splashing 
around!!! We do have a small vineyard, over 5,000 Currant bushes and 2 
full-sized apple trees so, perhaps, they will stay all summer - ? They 
usually just pass through here in the Fall so this is a new experience for 
us.

Our baby Blue Birds are still in the nest (we observe them with a video cam 
that is in the box). They are 15 days old today and, according to the 
Stokes book, they will fledge anywhere from 16 days to 20 days old. We just 
posted a new video that shows the Mother bird feeding them, removing a 
fecal sac, and it shows two of the babies flapping their wings :) You can 
view this video by going to our website home page and clicking on the 
Movies icon. Thank you to all that have already been there and sent us 
positive comments. We're glad so many people have enjoyed the videos we've 
posted.

Linda and Kevin Krueger
wwww.FLIGHTofNATURE.com