More from Cornell... Hi, Terry, It turned out that Walt's interactions with Black-billed Magpies was misrepresented. Here's what Walt had to say when I sent him your question: No no no--I've never raised any black-billed magpies; that was Wes. (We lived only where there were yellow-billeds). Basically, I just assume that there are people out there who occasionally think that raising a magpie would be a fun idea (actually, they are pretty neat birds), and thus that it's possible that someone took a black-billed from east of the Sierras, raised it, and eventually had it escape (or let it go) after they'd returned back to the Sacramento area. (No doubt there are people who might not even realize they are different species!) Cheers, Anne Terry Armstrong www.armstronggraphics.com 916/622-0217 PO Box 487 Pilot Hill, CA 95664 |
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