Podcast Episode

Tipsy Time: Cedar Waxwings

Birds on Birds··10 September 2026·52 min

About this episode

Join Hannah + Cleo with an "ear-full" of Cedar Waxwings: the bird that looks like it was dipped in silk, courts with a berry-passing dance, and occasionally gets flat-out drunk on fermented fruit. We get into the wax, the mask, and the invasive honeysuckle problem nobody's talking about. Music by FknsydSources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/id https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/lifehistory https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/overview https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/cedar-waxwing https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Cedar-Waxwing https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bombycilla_cedrorum/ https://www.birdnote.org/explore/field-notes/2015/05/cedar-waxwings-spring-courtship https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/category/cedar-waxwing/ https://www.audubon.org/news/spring-air-and-so-are-intoxicated-birds https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/141203-drunk-birds-animals-science-winter-global-warming https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cedar-waxwing-bombycilla-cedrorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Fire https://www.treehugger.com/nandina-berries-cedar-waxwing-4863712