Western kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis

Size: 9 inches
Overall Color: gray and yellow and black
Occurrence: open areas with some trees
Diet: insects, berries
Nest: bulky nest in trees
Field Identification: flycatcher, gray upper, yellow underneath, black bill, dark 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: verticalis