Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808. Along Grassdale Road near Remington, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2013
Cornell: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/id
EOL: eol.org/pages/1050637/overview
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing Nest Site.
Images are from video footage that can be viewed here:
http://flic.kr/p/6ZvhhE
http://flic.kr/p/6YMJyr
http://flic.kr/p/71St63
http://flic.kr/p/71Rd4z
San Diego County, California, US
This is just one of a flock of 6-12 birds roosting in some trees.
The waxwings form the genus Bombycilla of passerine birds. According to most authorities, this is the only genus placed in the family Bombycillidae.