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Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher

The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher’s latin name is Polioptila caerulea. It lives in all parts of North America. Their preferred habitat is shrublands, mature forests, tropical forests, lakeside habitats, and forest edges. The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher’s breeding season is all throughout summer. Both parents participate in the building of the Blue Grey Gnatcatcher nest, which is cone-shaped and built on a horizontal tree branch. The incubation period for Blue Grey Gnatcatcher eggs is 13 days for both sexes, and two broods may be raised in a season. These birds migrate from March through September. Their population status is of least concern.

The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher can be found at Coal Creek Farm from March through September. Their diet consists of mostly insects, including beetles, flies, wasps, spiders, and plant bugs. The Blue Grey Gnatcatcher call is a high-pitched, nasal call. The biggest surprise about this tiny bird is its ability to mimic other birds’ voices. In the course of the Blue Grey Gnatcatcher song, it may sing samples of jays, tanagers, nuthatches, warblers, and many other birds it has heard.

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