[cobirds] Leucistic Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Flag Ranch, Lafayette, CO 9 AM  Oct 3

Paula Hansley and I observed a stunningly beautiful small bird with a bright white head along the river bank about a quarter mile south of the parking lot.   Our best guess is that it was a Leucitic Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.   It was in a mixed flock of Kinglets, Bushtits, a OC Warbler and a typical BG Gnatcatcher.  

I don't remember ever seeing a leucitic bird before and this is the second one for me in a couple of weeks.    We observed a leucistic Brewer's Blackbird at the Taylor Park Marina at the Taylor Park Reservoir just over a week ago.  

Thanks to Eileen Rutherford for the Blackbird photo.

Karen Axe