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.

Residential areas, Grassland, Oak/Chaparral, Pinyon/Juniper

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.