Nebraskaland Magazine
Many birders and birdwatchers in western and central Nebraska have noticed the unfortunate absence in recent years of a distinctive, entertaining and familiar bird species, the Black-billed Magpie. Magpies standout among birds with their striking black and white plumage. Their blackish wings and long tail show greenish iridescence in appropriate lighting. Magpies often make their presence known in an area with their “ka ka ka“ call before they are seen. Not long ago in the late 1990s, Black-billed Magpies were found …
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