Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Breeding Range. (Fig. 131). Common in the Turtle Mountains; fairly common in the Pembina Hills, in the Devils Lake--Stump Lake area, and in wooded valleys along the Red, James, Mouse, and Missouri rivers and their tributaries; uncommon and local elsewhere.
Breeding Habitat. Characteristic of semiopen deciduous woodland including lowland woods on river floodplains and upland woods on river bluffs, hills, of Rocky Mountain cedar in western North Dakota, and occasionally inhabits open stands of trees and shrubs on or near areas of human habitation, including parks and residential areas of towns, orchards, farmsteads, and shelterbelts. In mid-summer, this species is often attracted to thickets of choke cherry that are laden with ripe fruit.
Nesting. Breeding season: Early June to late August; peak, late June to mid-August. Nest-building was recorded as early as June 15 [1961] in Ramsey County (RES) and as late as July 23 [1968] in Stutsman County (L. C. Haynes). Extreme egg dates (10 nests): June 24 [1902] in Nelson County (Bishop egg collection catalog, Peabody Museum) to August 2 [1972] in Stutsman County (D. J. Nilson). Extreme nestling dates (5 nests): July 11 [1965] in Stutsman County (A. D. Kruse) to August 22 [1967] in Stark County (R. L. Kroodsma). Dependent young out of the nest were recorded as early as June 30 [1962] in Cavalier County (RES).
Nests are usually situated in small trees. The height above the ground for three nests ranged from 6 to 18 feet and averaged 10 feet. During 1967-1969, 11 active nests were found in the Turtle Mountains by Calvin Cink.
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| Figure 131. Breeding Range of Cedar Waxwing. |
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