Gray head, great throat, olive-green back,lemon yellow belly, and under-tail coverts. Dark tail with a pale/buffy color at the tip of the tail. Can be easily confused with the Western Kingbird.

Gray head, great throat, olive-green back,lemon yellow belly, and under-tail coverts. Dark tail with a pale/buffy color at the tip of the tail. Can be easily confused with the Western Kingbird.

Common in appropriate habitat and season.

Frequently seen sitting on telephone wires or on barbed wire fences. Actively hunts for flying insects from an open, exposed perch displaying a 'hawking' behavior. When feeding it flies from its perch, catches an insect in flight, then returns to either the same perch, or a perch nearby.

Insects

Western Kingbird

Residential settings, Willow Lake Park (Heritage Park), Pioneer Park.