Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
 (L 19" WS 25" Wt 6 oz )
Flashy, social relative of jay
and crow...often racous.
Avon, CO
22Jun2012
Magpie they call me
Though I know no reason why
For I am handsome and clever
And I never never lie.
(Shirley Wishart)
Pica in Latin means magpie.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
 
Cornell
Ornithology
William Henry Hudson