A vague question

[IA4PATS]

I was hobbling around the woods today and saw lots of birds(pictures to follow), but I saw one that I couldn't identify and was hoping somebody could point me in the right direction. There were two of these little guys. And when I say little, I mean little. They were somewhere between the size of a hummingbird and a chickadee. From what I could tell they were a charcoal color and maybe lighter on the underside. I had my camera ready, but the little buggers were just too quick to get a picture. Any ideas what to start looking for?

[eyeguy 54]

pine sisken maybe?

[bogman]

Junco?

[LeeKen]

Blue-Gray gnatcatcher?

Were they on the forest floor or in the trees?

[IA4PATS]

I'm going to go with LeeKen and say I saw a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. "All About Birds" describes them as "tiny bird" and "constant motion." That pretty much explains my frustration with trying to get a picture. They started out about waist level and moved quickly up the tree and then moved deeper in the woods. Thanks guys.

[MN Shutterbug]

Is this what you saw? I captured this at Frontenac state park a couple years ago. I had no idea what it was, but the resident bird lady informed me it was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. I had never even heard of them.