Yes, very cool to see Cedar Waxwings, whom we associate so strongly with eating
fruit, also go for aerial insects in Summer. I’ve seen this over the splashpool
at the base of Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca as they sally out from high in the
trees of the forest edge. Recently I saw another unusual species hawking
insects, on June 12 I watched one European Starling acting like a Swallow at
treetop level over the Flood Control Channel just south of the NYS-89 bridge
near my house. This was during a hatch of very large Mayflies. All the other
Starlings I saw in the area were acting typically, commuting to and from lawns
to forage.
- - Dave Nutter
> On Jul 1, 2020, at 1:54 PM, Peter Saracino wrote:
>
> Had a cool experience on the leg of the Ontario Pathways/Rt. 96 today near
> Phelps; NY. I was standing on the second bridge from the road and encountered
> a very big hatch of tiny insects over the stream. A number of waxwings were
> perched in a tree over the stream and would fly into the insect swarm,
> snapping their bill's as they did so, and consume the insects. They would
> then return to their perch for a bit of a rest and then proceed to go hawking
> again. They were acting like they've found the Motherload! I've never seen
> anything quite like it like it! It was very cool.
> The things we see when we're out there observing!
> Pete Sar
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