A slightly warmer weekend with some birds around including an odd Cedar Waxwing with half of its tail tip yellow and the other half orange

Cedar Waxwing with one orange and one yellow tipped tail feather, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 7, 2015

Cedar Waxwings (bird on left with one orange and one yellow tipped tail feather), Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 7, 2015

Cedar Waxwings (bird on left with one orange and one yellow tipped tail feather), Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 7, 2015

American Robin, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 7, 2015

Although far from warm the weekend at least featured some seasonal temperatures for a change with the high today making it up to around 40.  I stayed around the south Quabbin area for the weekend and found some birds but it is still largely a frozen wasteland.  The highlights from yesterday included a group of 19 Cedar Waxwings at the Quabbin HQ building including a unique individual with half of its tail tip the typical yellow and the other half orange...very odd.  I also had the eagles at their nest at Quabbin plus a first of the season Turkey Vulture over Belchertown in the afternoon.

Eastern Coyotes crossing the ice, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 8, 2015

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 8, 2015

Highlights from today included a larger group of Cedar Waxwings at Winsor Dam (at least 41 but no sign of the odd individual from yesterday nor any Bohemian Waxwings...yet), a flyby Sharp shinned Hawk at Winsor Dam, a Pine Siskin with 50+ goldfinches at Stop and Shop in Belchertown, three Common Redpolls at home and the following waterfowl in the Swift River- a pair of Wood Ducks, three Black Ducks, 22 Mallards, 32 Hooded Mergansers and four Common Mergansers.  Mammals today included two Eastern Coyotes crossing the solidly frozen reservoir.

Wilson enjoying the piles of snow, home, Mar 7, 2015

Wilson still seems to still be enjoying the snow...he has now taken to sitting on top of the large snowbanks and surveying his realm.