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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

 

A tiny, long-tailed bird of deciduous forests and scrublands, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher makes itself known by its soft but emphatic "spee" calls and its constant motion. By flicking its white-edged tail from side to side, the gnatcatcher may scare up hiding insects.

 

Photo courtesy of Lloyd Spitalnik 2025
Text courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025