Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 4/26/23
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 4/26/23
Observation Time: 6:00 am
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Name: Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Scientific Name: Polioptila caerulea
Comments: The blue-gray gnatcatcher is the northernmost-occurring species of gnatcatcher, and the only truly migratory one. Most members of its genus are resident in Central and South America.
The nesting range of blue-gray gnatcatchers has been shifting northward since the early twentieth century. Over the last quarter of that century, the shift was about 200 miles, in concert with increasing average temperatures.
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