2 Kinds of Waxwings!

Bohemian Waxwings have returned to Lambton County!  We only see them during "irruption years" when there is a lack of food in Northern Ontario. There were up to 9 birds mixed in with a flock of Cedar Waxwings when we visited Pinery Provincial Park on a rare sunny day.

Notice the rusty undertail and white rectangular patches of the Bohemian Waxwing. The tail is tipped in yellow.

Cedar Waxwings are commonly found in Southern Ontario. They are pale under the tail and lack the white rectangular patches on the wings. The body is brownish in colour, compared to the grey body of the Bohemians and they also have a yellow-tipped tail. 

The birds shifted among the different tree species but kept returning to the Red Cedar (juniper) to snack on the berries. They have an uncanny ability to find fruit nearly everywhere, almost like they have a GPS tracker for berries! 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bohemian_Waxwing/id

Both Waxwing species were thirsty. Since the nearby puddles were all frozen, they "drank" snow that was laying on the tops of branches.

The birds occasionally fed snow to each other.

Cedar Waxwings in a Red Cedar Tree.