[EBB Sightings] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher?

[EBB Sightings] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher?

Pamela Llewellyn
Mon May 07 19:20:10 PDT 2007
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    I am certain that I had this same (individual)
    Gnatcatcher on an OBC bird walk earlier this year.  As
    I recall I only witnessed a single individual,
    however, this would be very good nesting habitat for
    this species.  With luck it's mate is nearby.
    
    Pamela Llewellyn
    
    
    --- Edtanov at aol.com wrote:
    
    > Twice now, this week, I saw what I think was a
    > single Blue Gray  Gnatcatcher 
    > at Berkeley Meadow ( Eastshore State Park) in the
    > same spot along  the 
    > East/West trail, close to the wire fence in a coyote
    > bush, flittering around  looking 
    > for bugs.  It was small and at first I thought it
    > was a bush tit,  but the 
    > beak seemed longer and the overall shape was leaner.
    >  I haven't  seen any 
    > sightings for this bird, here, and it was not  seen
    > during  the Audubon census for 
    > the park.
    >  
    > Also, seen were many American Goldfinches, some Song
    > Sparrows, a Northern  
    > Harrier,and a  Red Tailed Hawk.
    > Would like to hear if anyone else has seen this
    > bird.
    > Ed Tanovitz
    > 
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