Payout "Name the Bird Contest!" (Episode 51)

How well do you know the most common birds living in the Eastern USA and the East of Canada?

Read through the text below and pick the correct bird. The included photo may give you a good clue as well.

Markings : Greyish brown; sleek and crested; black mask and chin; yellow band at tail tip.
Habitat : Orchards, fruiting trees, vines, bushes; summer - open woods near water.
Seasons : Highly nomadic much of year, but all year in much of North; fall, winter, spring southward.
Range : Canada to Florida and Gulf of Mexico; breeds south to c. U.S. and in mountains to n. Georgia; winters north to s. Canada.
Note : The red waxlike spots on the wings are unique and give this bird its name.

The answer is the Cedar Waxwing bird.