Tag: waxwings

Birding, Food, Reviews

Juniper, plagues, and waxwings – Arrowood Farm-Brewery: Waxwing Juniper Farmhouse Ale

April 3, 2020 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

Plagues of Biblical proportions can generally be counted on to provide plenty of zoological variety, from droves of frogs and lice to swarms of...

Birding, Food, Reviews

“A Flanders Brown Thanksgiving” – Casa Agria Specialty Ales: Zarza Marrón

November 16, 2018 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

I find the American celebration of Thanksgiving an awkward holiday for birders. There’s no other day on the calendar more associated with birds, but...

Food

Wyndridge Farm Cidery: Crafty Cranberry Hard Apple Cider

December 1, 2017 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) have the unfortunate distinction of being the undisputed poster-birds for avian intemperance. It seems that at least once a year,...

Birds

Bohemian Waxwings

November 9, 2013 by Redgannet 3 Comments

Judging by the abundant links on the previously posted articles, it would seem that waxwings send folks all-of-a-flutter. The BBC’s Autumnwatch program have been...

Birds

Waxwings

October 30, 2013 by Birdchick No Comments

I think people who are aware of birds but would never call themselves birders don’t pay as much attention to migration apart from “it’s...

Birds

Waxwings and their kin: Meet the bombycillids

February 17, 2013 by David 5 Comments

Waxwings and their relatives are a small, interesting group of songbirds that have seen some interesting taxonomic changes in the last few years. This...

Birding

So, What Do Robins Mean? or, Spring-Watch Continued

March 2, 2012 by Carrie 7 Comments

Late winter, or second winter, or whatever you want to call it, continues its slow march into March. A week ago, a classmate eagerly...

Birding, Trips

Over the Mountain

June 3, 2011 by Carrie 1 Comment

Moving is a tribulation, even when you’re just moving across town. But when you’re moving closer to great birding, there are some consolations. So,...

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