Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea

The migrant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (U.S.) or Blue-grey Gnatcatcher populations breed in southern Ontario, eastern and southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. They winter in the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central America. Permanent resident populations are found along the both coasts of the U.S. and parts of Mexico. They forage in trees and shrubs eating insects, insect eggs and spiders.

Breeding (March-July)

Note the tongue 04/12/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Note the tongue 04/12/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas

04/12/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas 04/12/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas

Non-breeding (Aug-Feb)

02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ 02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ	02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ 02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ	02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ 02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ
02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ 02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ	12/15/2010 - Paurotis Pond, Everglades, FL 12/15/2010 - Paurotis Pond, Everglades, FL	I believe this is a Gnatcatcher with the sun shining thru the bill 12/18/2010 - Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL I believe this is a Gnatcatcher with the sun shining thru the bill 12/18/2010 - Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL
03/02/2009 - South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA 03/02/2009 - South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA

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