Bohemian Waxwing / Ingham and Eaton

[Dmcwhir513 at aol.com]

Folks -

Checked a bit of the MSU campus before leading an MAS field trip this morning 
(Sunday).  No waxwing flocks, but did have robins in some crabs on the SW 
corner of Wilson Hall.

Toward the end of the field trip at Fenner Nature Center we had a fly-by 
group of 8-9 waxwings and the one call I heard was most definitely a Bohemian.  
The birds looked to be the same size, so ...   They kept flying north toward the 
Red Cedar and there seemed to be little potential food at the Arb. (9:30am)

After fortifying myself with a honey cruller and coffee, I decided to find my 
own waxwings in Eaton County. I sought out banks, churches, and government 
offices in Potterville and Charlotte.  (Some realty offices and the entrances to 
subdivisions can be good, too.)

Eventually, this microhabitat focus paid off with a flock of 45 Cedars and 1 
Bohemian in front of the Eaton County Courthouse and Administrative Offices 
building in the Eaton County Government complex west off M50 just north of 
Charlotte.  

The birds were sitting out in plain view in one of the locust trees and IF 
they are feeding on the crabs in front of the building, they have plenty of food 
left, plus there are 3-4 more crabs of the same sort on the back side of the 
building. (10:45am).

Take care.   - Doug




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