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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) call
Flocks give very high, thin, lisping sreee notes, almost too high to hear.
Listen to the Cedar Waxwing call
A field recording of the Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) by Tuoichen, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Cedar Waxwing in garden and woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Cedar Waxwing
These birds share a course and a habitat with the Cedar Waxwing, so you may hear them in the same places.
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
A dry, scratchy buzzing song from an exposed twig; sharp chip notes and a loud dive-squeak.
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House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
A long warbling tumble ending in a slurred, rising burr.
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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
A dry even trill on one pitch; ticking smack notes when flushed.
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White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Clear whistle then a buzzy jumble. San Francisco birds sing a local dialect.
Questions
Questions about the Cedar Waxwing
What does the Cedar Waxwing sound like?
Flocks give very high, thin, lisping sreee notes, almost too high to hear. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Cedar Waxwing?
Common Starling, Anna's Hummingbird, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco and White-crowned Sparrow sound similar.
Where can I hear the Cedar Waxwing?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America.
How can I learn the Cedar Waxwing call?
In SongLark's Birds of the Pacific Northwest course, it comes in Level 2: Parks & Winter Flocks. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Cedar Waxwing in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest54 birds · United States
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Birds of Eastern North America65 birds · United States
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Cedar Waxwing comes in Level 2: Parks & Winter Flocks. That Level is about city parks, greenbelts and the birds that arrive for winter.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Cedar Waxwing comes in Level 4: Fields & Edges. That Level is about meadows, hedgerows and summer visitors.
Learn it with these birds in Level 2 of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Thin, constant sit sit contact notes from a moving flock; no real song.
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Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Buzzy introductory notes then a clear trill; a dry scolding rasp.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
A soft, flat pik and a whinnying rattle that falls in pitch toward the end.
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Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
A nasal, tinny yank-yank, like a toy horn, repeated from high in the conifers.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Three plaintive descending whistles, oh dear me; a winter arrival.
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Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
A rising, buzzy zreeeee and twittering chatter from flocks at feeders and in the treetops.
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