Yellow-billed magpies are only found in parts of Northern and Central California. That’s why birders from all over the country, and even beyond, come to the Sacramento region to spot the magpie in its ...

Often when I meet people who are visiting Colorado or relocating from the eastern U.S., they ask “What is that beautiful black and white bird with the long tail?” My typical shrugging reply is, “Oh ...

The nestling birds you see in the photo with today’s story are Eurasian magpies. Some call them the common magpie, or the European magpie, and they are very plentiful in Europe, northwest Africa and ...