On a whim, I grabbed my binoculars as I headed out to the second-floor deck to enjoy the beautiful weather. I scanned the trees I could see from my lawn chair and gasped as I zoomed in on the top branches of a sweet gum about 100 yards away. There, preening in the star-shaped leaves and swaying branches was a cedar waxwing, its distinctive mask and tousled crest unmistakable.
I've never seen one around here, although I know this is their range. Their grayish-green color and fondness for feeding in fruit trees make them tough to spot, so I was thrilled to watch this one until it flew away.
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