Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Family: Crows, jays, and magpies
Black-billed Magpie is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Studies have shown, however, that eggs make up only a small proportion of what magpies feed on during the reproductive season, and that other songbird populations do not fare worse in the presence of magpies.
The eggs are greenish grey, marked with browns, and 33 mm long.
When living near humans, they will also eat garbage and food from pets or livestock that are fed outside.