May 11, 2012 · The lack of a term for the black-billed magpie may be because the bird was not in Southwest Alaska until recently. The long-tailed relative of ravens and jays seems to be extending its …

Mar 21, 2013 · While Taras waded through a winter’s worth of snow to point out the scratchy wing marks of a magpie or similar-size bird, another instructor worked in a white crater 30 feet away, levering …

Jun 28, 2012 · Qalerayak is the word for black-billed magpie throughout the entire area in which people speak Yup’ik. * * * Rat Island is no more. After more than 200 years with that name, the small island …

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