Bohemian Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus.
Two records. The first, published by Baerg (1931) is vague: 12 to 15 birds at
Fayetteville in "April or May" of 1921. The second involved a single bird
associating with Cedar Waxwings at Winslow on May 12, 1931 (Black 1935).
Cedar Waxwing,Bombycilla cedrorum.
Common migrant and irregular winter resident; found in every month
of the year in the Arkansas Ozarks, but somewhat rare from late June
to late September. These wonderfully colored birds have often been seen
in fall, winter, and spring, but their appearances are somewhat
unpredictable even in these seasons. It has nested in the region, but
this does not seem to be a regular occurrence. In July 1969 immature
birds being fed by adults were seen in Newton and Carroll Counties.
In August 1985 there were three geographically separated reports by
different observers of Cedar Waxwings. The 10 birds at Jasper in
Newton County on August 17, 1985, included birds in juvenile plumage.
Ten were seen at the Springdale Sewage ponds on August 16, 1986. It is
listed as a rare breeding bird in the Missouri Ozarks (Clawson 1982: 54).
The birds remain in the Arkansas Ozarks during late spring and early
summer in order to take advantage of ripening fruits. Flocks estimated
to number more than 500 individuals were present during March 1986 on
the University campus at Fayetteville, and there were reports of
similar magnitude at Harrison.