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I looked it up - as follows: Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus This species forms large winter flocks in the northern United States only about once a decade. Its occasional erratic movements southward in winter are thought to be caused by food shortages in the North. When it appears, it feeds on berries. One hundred or more of these birds perched in the top of a leafless tree in midwinter, calling shrilly, is an unforgettable event. Highly social, Bohemian Waxwings usually move about in tight formations, descending en masse on a clump of bushes and quickly stripping them of fruit. At 01:05 02/01/05, you wrote: > > flocks of five hundred > > this year is a waxwing year > > stare into the sky > >I should probably use Google to research, but Liz, what is the difference >between a 'waxwing' year and a non-waxwing year? > >Stephen V >Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com Ian Saville