Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
(Polioptila caerulea)

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Identification

Small gray songbird
White eyering
Relatively long, dark tail with white
outer feathers
4.25" (11 cm.)

Habitat

Deciduous forests

Additional Information

Uncommon spring migrant, fairly
common summer resident
Gives high-pitched mew call
Calls frequently during nest-building
Nest built on horizontal branch well
away from trunk
Uses spider silk and lichens and other
plant materials for the nest
Forages in outer branches, often high
in canopy

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sitting on a branch

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on nest

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