Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus

Size: 9 inches
Overall Color: black and white
Occurrence: open areas with some trees
Diet: insects
Nest: cup in tree
Field Identification: flycatcher, black upper, white lower, white band on tip of tail
Season: summer

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: passeriformes
Family: 48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Genus: Tyrannus
Species: tyrannus