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AZ Bird ID Help

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Posted by David Schwaegler on August 28, 2012 at 5:08 PM
AZ Bird ID Help
This is from Gilbert, AZ in early March. I'm thinking gnatcather, but which one? Female black-tailed?

Thanks for your help.
Posted by Brian Gatlin on August 28, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Northern Mockingbird.
Posted by Richard Ditch on August 28, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Yes, Northern Mockingbird - a very common and widespread species throughout the U.S.

In winter you can see Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at the Water Ranch, and sometimes Black-tailed is around though not common. The gnatcatchers are much smaller birds - less than half the size of a mockingbird.