November 17, 2008
Eastern Red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana
The Red-cedars on the Reservation are loaded with so many berries this year, they appear to be blue. By spring the waxy, calorie-rich berries will all have been eaten. Cedar waxwings, named for their fondness for the berries, will be joined at the feast by robins, mockingbirds, goldfinches and yellow-rumped warblers, as well as mice, rabbits, and other small mammals.