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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Usually found near water.

Notes:

A pair of these gnatcatchers were constantly moving around the tree branches just off the trail I was on and this one paused just long enough for me to snap a few pictures.

Reference Links:

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitho…

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Comments (8)
Tom15
Thanks Glen. I was lucky it paused just long enough for my camera to focus in on it:-)
Tom15
Thanks Yuko. These birds are small, but have lots of spirit.

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Birds - Northeast US
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PublishedApril 26, 2013

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