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 …

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 …

Sep 2, 1998 · Alaska has lots of land. To put things in perspective, the accompanying graph compares Alaska's area with areas of the U.S. remote states.

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 …

May 1, 2003 · Other birds killed by the disease include the gray jay, magpie, and many types of raptors. “Birds that show symptoms have tremors, can’t fly, and don’t hold their wings …