I saw a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park in Loudoun
County the morning of January 28, 2020. It was feeding with a flock of
several Kinglets, both kinds. I have chosen not to carry a good camera to
document out-of-season birds or other rarities. My one iPhone picture
shows a gray blob; my 6 second iPhone video shows a bird with obvious
Gnatcatcher behavior with a long tail with outer white tail feathers. I
was unable to upload the video on eBird; the pic I felt was too poor to be
of value alone.
Interestingly, another birder saw a Gnatcatcher at the same location on
January 36 and uploaded an excellent photo of the bird.
Ben Mcilwaine
Leesburg, VA.
