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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
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BirdsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808

Cedar Waxwing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Bombycillidae
Genus
Bombycilla
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (21)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (13)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Cedar Waxwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County140 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Lorain County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County312 · Season shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Early May to late July, middle week early June

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: the weeks are still too uncertain.

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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 140 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Cedar Waxwing in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Cedar WaxwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1722502
Jan 18–2411393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–711590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–711567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18002,306
Apr 19–25111,857
Apr 26 – May 2214,135
May 3–9002,830
May 10–16322,640
May 17–23322,938
May 24–301652,903
May 31 – Jun 6642,621
Jun 7–13842,326
Jun 14–20542,465
Jun 21–27442,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4212,632
Jul 5–11432,765
Jul 12–18432,898
Jul 19–25622,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1322,736
Aug 2–8113,021
Aug 9–15222,627
Aug 16–22222,732
Aug 23–29532,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5423,076
Sep 6–12333,578
Sep 13–19223,735
Sep 20–26113,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3432,834
Oct 4–10322,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24431,181
Oct 25–31211,172
Nov 1–743893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2171485
Nov 22–2895552
Nov 29 – Dec 542448
Dec 6–1264498
Dec 13–1911458
Dec 20–2611575
Dec 27 – Jan 222709

In Ohio

Early May to mid-December, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,693 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,009 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Cedar Waxwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Cedar WaxwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101856,211
Jan 11–171055,146
Jan 18–241054,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7646,023
Feb 8–14945,888
Feb 15–21435,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7758,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–218612,620
Mar 22–289513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 49519,661
Apr 5–119426,860
Apr 12–1812539,925
Apr 19–255441,623
Apr 26 – May 218756,391
May 3–918852,952
May 10–1628753,785
May 17–23631057,698
May 24–301311054,651
May 31 – Jun 6961053,099
Jun 7–13761053,700
Jun 14–2081956,625
Jun 21–2752955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 459958,477
Jul 5–11601061,336
Jul 12–18471064,722
Jul 19–25501069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 154959,416
Aug 2–836859,712
Aug 9–15461055,994
Aug 16–22541054,328
Aug 23–2981951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 560857,167
Sep 6–1251859,075
Sep 13–1942954,543
Sep 20–2646945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 320843,180
Oct 4–1038937,841
Oct 11–1720830,824
Oct 18–2424921,156
Oct 25–31231019,021
Nov 1–7321014,172
Nov 8–1424812,621
Nov 15–213177,965
Nov 22–283798,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5856,083
Dec 6–121986,004
Dec 13–19335,423
Dec 20–261885,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22388,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • American Robin Turdus migratorius55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis37 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus37 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • European Starling Sturnus vulgaris29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed52%49%
Forest20%31%
Farmland10%11%
Wetland10%5%
Open water5%3%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren1%0.6%

From 582 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,693 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.