Friends of Jamaica Pond Jamaica Pond Project 36 Perkins St., PO Box 300040, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0030 Gerry Wright, Founder and President Telephone: 617-524-7070 Email: FrederickLawOlmsted@yahoo.com TTY/MA RELAY 800-439-2370 www.FriendsOfJamaicaPond.org A program of Community Care, Inc. a nonprofit organization

Jamaica Pond Project History and Annual Park Keeper Award Frederick Law Olmsted a one-man play by Gerry Wright Nature's Class Room: Environmental Education Projects Environmental Research Projects Forestry Protection Projects Emerald Necklace Bird Club Volunteer Stewardship Program Calendar and Meetings and Press Memberships and Donations Links and Resources Contact and Email Info

"Let it be not for present use and delight alone, but let it be of such a work that our descendents will thank us for it." Frederick Law Olmsted

Nature's Class Room: Environmental Education Projects Jamaica Pond's Albino Gray Squirrel Eastern Chipmunk Cottontail Rabbits Great Horned Owls Red Tailed Hawks Butterflies and Dragonflies Emerald Necklace Wildflowers Pink Lady's Slipper Great Blue Herons Emerald Necklace Fungi (Coming Soon)

Boston's Emerald Necklace CEDAR WAXWING Ampelis Americano, Picotera, Chinito by Stephen Baird info@CommunityArtsAdvocates.org Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwings are seen all year in the Emerald Necklace. Flocks of 15-100 plus birds also pass through during migrations from Central America to Canada. Adult birds grow to 6-7 inches in size with a 9-12 inches wingspan and weigh 1-2 ounces. Life span is around 8 years. Plumage is a cinnamon brown color with a black face mask and crested head feathers. Tail feathers are tipped with a yellow or orange band. Secondary wing feathers are tipped with red which reminded early naturalists of their letter red sealing wax. Song: A long high pitched buzz TweeZeeeee. Cedar Waxwings primary food source are berries and fruits.  They also eat flower blossoms, insects and worms. The reliance on fruits as a food source causes them to search for food in nomadic flocks over large areas as well as nesting later in the summer to have plenty of berries to feed their young. Audubon and other naturalists have noted Cedar Waxwings can eat so many berries and fruits that they are unable to fly. Waxwings can also become intoxicated after eating fermented berries. Cedar Waxwings are a very social bird and remain in flocks most of the year.  They repeatedly pass berries, flower petals and insects between each other as part of the both the flock social order and mating rituals.  There is also a little dance hop component to the mating ritual. Cedar Waxwings are also know as Cedar Birds for their frequent visits to Eastern Red Cedar trees to eat the juniper cone that looks like a little blue berry. References and Links Cornell University All About Birds University of Michigan Animal Diversity Smithsonian National Zoo Migratory Bird Center (Site has teacher guides and information in Spanish plus a fun interactive online bird migration game) Waxwings are Wild -Wild creatures must remain free by Douglas Dunn Arthur Cleveland Bent Life Histories of North American Birds 1968 John James Audubon Birds of America 1840

Contact and Email Information

Friends of Jamaica Pond Jamaica Pond Project 36 Perkins St., PO Box 300040, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0030 Gerry Wright, Founder and President Telephone: 617-524-7070 Email: FrederickLawOlmsted@yahoo.com TTY/MA RELAY 800-439-2370 www.FriendsOfJamaicaPond.org