Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia

The Black-billed Magpie is part of the crow family and is found throughout western North America. While I have never seen them in the S.F. Bay Area, I found quite a few of them in Alaska and Utah. I have also seen them in Santa Fe.

The Black-billed Magpie is very similar to California's Yellow-billed Magpie. They eat most anything. For example, they will eat insects, carrion, eggs, rodents, berries, seeds and nuts. They will also eat garbage and pet food.

Adult

07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK	10/17/2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah 10/17/2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah	10/18/2010 - Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah 10/18/2010 - Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah
Good example showing the long tail of the Black-billed Magpie 07/11/2010 - Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK Good example showing the long tail of the Black-billed Magpie 07/11/2010 - Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK	07/11/2010 - Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK 07/11/2010 - Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK	Both Magpies and Crows wanted this seaweed 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK Both Magpies and Crows wanted this seaweed 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK
The seaweed winner 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK The seaweed winner 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK	07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK	07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK
They were each trying to get the twig 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK They were each trying to get the twig 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK	07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK	07/16/2010 - Near Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK 07/16/2010 - Near Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
11/15/2012 - Antelop Island, Utah 11/15/2012 - Antelop Island, Utah	11/15/2012 - Antelop Island, Utah 11/15/2012 - Antelop Island, Utah	07/21/2013 - Colorado Spring, CO 07/21/2013 - Colorado Spring, CO

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