|                    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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                |                    Polioptila caerulea
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                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 A small bird measuring up to 5 inches in length.  Blue-grey above and white below, with white eye ring and broad white borders on a long black tail. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Breeds in southern North America and Central America and winters in southern North America, Central America, and the West Indies. | 
               
              
              | Distribution and Abundance in Florida: | 
               
              
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              | Habitat(s): | 
               
              
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                 Open, moist woodlands and brushy tickets. | 
               
              
               
              | Reproduction: | 
               
              
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                 4 or 5 pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid in a cup of plant down fastened to a horizontal branch in a tree. | 
               
              
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              Food: | 
              
              
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                 This species feeds exclusively on insects and spiders. | 
               
                Comments: | 
              
              
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                 Can be found in South Florida during the winter months.  This species resembles a miniature mockingbird. | 
               
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