Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens
Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show levels of learned behavior of a high degree. There are 5 Michigan species.
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
Quiet Solo Pursuits 
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