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Cedar Waxwing · Bombycilla cedrorum

When Do Waxwings Arrive in Utah?

Adult Cedar Waxwing
Photo: Sean Frey, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Cedar Waxwing is in Utah all year. It turns up on about 7.4% of checklists at its peak (early June) and on 3.2% in its quietest week (mid April). They are the only regular waxwings in Utah.

When to look

PresentAll year
Peak weekJun 1-7early June
Quietest weekApr 15-21mid April

Best: early June. Here all year. Peak: on about 7.4% of Utah checklists.

  1. Janpeak season
  2. Febcommon
  3. Marcommon
  4. Aprcommon
  5. Maypeak season
  6. Junpeak season
  7. Julpeak season
  8. Augpeak season
  9. Seppeak season
  10. Octpeak season
  11. Novpeak season
  12. Decpeak season

Darker months: more checklists report it. Outlined: peak month.

Waxwings in Utah, species by species

SpeciesFirst arrivalsCommon byPeakMost gone byPeak %
Cedar Waxwingall year–Jun 1-7–7.4%
0%5%10%Cedar WaxwingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Cedar Waxwing
Share of complete checklists reporting each species, by week (4 per month). Gaps: fewer than 10 checklists that week.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists in Utah that listed the bird, 2016–2025. It is not a head count, and it follows where and when people go birding. How to read it.

Where in Utah

Best counties for Cedar Waxwing

Share of checklists at the peak
  1. Morgan CountyBest late August · 69 checklists that week, 3,178 in all60%
  2. Wasatch CountyBest the second week of August · 127 checklists that week, 7,780 in all30%
  3. Cache CountyBest late June · 501 checklists that week, 21,769 in all22%
  4. Weber CountyBest mid June · 216 checklists that week, 13,172 in all20%
  5. Summit CountyBest early September · 246 checklists that week, 13,829 in all18%
  6. Carbon CountyBest early January · 86 checklists that week, 3,753 in all14%

Common questions

When do waxwings arrive in Utah?
The Cedar Waxwing is in Utah all year. It turns up on about 7.4% of checklists at its peak (early June) and on 3.2% in its quietest week (mid April). They are the only regular waxwings in Utah.
When do waxwings leave Utah?
The Cedar Waxwing does not leave Utah: it is reported all year, from 3.2% of checklists in mid April to 7.4% in early June.
When is the best time to see waxwings in Utah?
The Cedar Waxwing is reported most often in early June, on about 7.4% of Utah checklists.