They are strikingly handsome, intelligent and bold. They build nests with domed roofs and side entrances and decorate these homes with the bright shiny objects they collect. They hold funeral services ...

Yellow-billed magpies are found only in California. UC Davis researchers studying the effects of West Nile virus on wild bird populations report an alarming number of deaths among the Central Valley's ...

“There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than they way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.”-- Robert Lynd One of the best things about living on the ...

For many bird enthusiasts, the yellow-billed magpie is a favorite. A recent survey by Audubon California showed that San Luis Obispo County is home to a robust population of the striking birds.

Bird enthusiasts from throughout California will be counting yellow-billed magpies Friday through Monday. Most yellow-billed magpies are found in the Central Valley and along the Coastal Ranges, and ...

The yellow-billed magpie has had a rough couple of years. The oak woodland landscapes that it calls home have diminished, pesticide use has increased and three years ago, the West Nile Virus wiped out ...

Juneau sees magpies in fall, winter, and early spring, outside of the nesting season. They come to us from nesting areas in the Interior. They are not strong fliers, but that long, elegant tail allows ...

WEST NILE virus hasn’t caused widespread human deaths in California, but it’s ravaging wild birds. About 88,000 have been reported dead across the state, though hundreds of thousands have probably ...

The Bulletin is a quarterly publication consisting of major articles based on original studies of birds and short communications that describe observations of particular interest. Each issue also ...

The largest birdcage at the Randall museum held just two birds as of last week: a yellow-billed magpie with a broken wing, and another bird, a smallish crow, that hopped nervously from the dried ...

10 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. to 6 1/4 in. x 6 5/8 in. overall 14 in. x 10 in. 6 1/4 in. x 4 in. overall 10 in. x 7 5/8 in.

The black-billed magpie is an iconic bird of the American West that has been moving steadily eastward. Magpies are now common in the Pembina Hills in northeastern North Dakota and in the transition ...