Toyon and Cedar Waxwings: A Classic Pairing.

Cedar waxwings and toyon berries: It’s one of those iconic California food-web pairings, like black bears and manzanita berries or southern sea otters and sea urchins. In fall and winter, flocks of the black-masked birds swoop in on toyon shrubs laden with clusters of bright red berries, making their tea-kettle-like whistles.