California gnatcatcher. These species have different calls; California is also darker below. The best feature is the tail pattern. Blue-gray is almost entirely white on outer rectrices ...

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I’ve always been impressed that our smallest birds — ruby-throated hummingbird, blue-grey gnatcatcher and ruby-crowned kinglets — lead the charge in returning to the region after an absence ...

Another note, which is raspy, resembles that of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Song: loud, bubbly. Starts hesitantly, quickly erupts into a cascade of down-slurred dry trills. Usually easy to ...

the coastal California gnatcatcher with its kitten-like mew of a call is a prime indicator of ecosystem health. In the coastal sage scrub that once stretched unbroken from Ventura County to northern ...

Females have a brown tone to their coloring, gray underparts, and a blue-gray crown. Both sexes have a long ... RANGE: Generally found at elevations below 3,000 feet, the gnatcatcher ranges from ...