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Posted by Gary Marquart on July 9, 2011 at 11:55 PM
ID Help
This one's got me stumped which is highly unusual for me as for as eastern USA birds are concerned. It was a grab shot just before it flew away. It was at Shaw Nature Reserve in Missouri about 40 miles west of St. Louis, I think in May or early June.
Posted by Jeff Loomis on July 10, 2011 at 1:06 AM
Looks like a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher to me. In fact, I posted one in May and it spawned a little discussion about the black mark over the eye. Nice shot for a quick grab. Here's mine if you want to compare for ID purposes... http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=173108&CGISESSID=be660f6948dcc60eba009d24a36fd9b9&u=9956
Posted by Gary Marquart on July 10, 2011 at 2:18 AM
Yea Jeff, I thought of the Gnatcatcher but the brownish wings threw me off. I Didn't realize they had that, but after looking on the net I agree. Thanks!