Maybe it’s because my earliest childhood cartoon heroes were Heckle and Jeckle, but it has always struck me as odd that the smartest family of birds in North America — the Corvidae — receive such a ...

The members of the crow family, which includes crows, jays, magpies and ravens, are a group of highly social and highly intelligent birds. Many researchers believe this to be the most intelligent ...

The sound of a crow is not the melodious song we listen for at bird feeders. Nor is it usually considered a beautiful bird, but a crow makes up for its lack of appealing qualities with its ...

Generally, birds don’t get credit for being smart animals. Just think of the way the expression “bird-brained” is used. But corvids, which include magpies, crows, and ravens in particular, flutter in ...

The American Society of Crows and Ravens Web site offers a general overview of raven behavior and diet, a list of crow-related links, and an informative FAQ page. Angell, Tony. RAVENS, CROWS, MAGPIES, ...

Black-billed magpies and American crows, both members of the clever corvid family of birds, have adapted comfortably to life in urban and suburban communities. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the two ...

The two species undertook a rapid expansion across the planet during their evolution, during which time they left other members of their group, the corvidae, including jays, magpies and jackdaws, ...

“There were three ravens sat on a tree, they were as black as they could be. … Then one of them said to his make, where should we our breakfast take?” That’s a ballad I often enjoy singing, from ...

Something to Crow About: Stories and Biology of Crows, Ravens, Jays and Magpie will be the topic of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s free monthly program, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Zoom.

Although you may not realize it, most people are familiar with the corvid family of passerines, or perching birds. In our northern Minnesota region American crows, northern ravens and blue jays are ...

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 ...