Black-billed Magpie

Sep 18 1804

Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1804

...unting killed a bird not common in the states: it is like a magpie and is a bird of prey. This day we killed eleven deer and a wolf, and halted and encamped on the so...

Nov 18 1804

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 18, 1804

...nting killed a bird not common in the states : it is like a magpie and is a bird of prey. This day we killed eleven deer and a wolf, and halted and encamped on the so...

Feb 13 1805

Clark: February 13, 1805

...ich was killed yesterday & had escaped the wolves, Raven & Magpie, (which are verry noumerous about this Place) and put into a close pen made of logs to secure it f...

Apr 3 1805

Clark: April 3, 1805

...n. a Carrote of Ricaras Tobacco a red fox Skin Containing a Magpie. No. 14 Minitarras Buffalow robe Containing Some articles of Indian dress. No. 15 a Mandan robe con...

Apr 7 1805

John Ordway: April 7, 1805

...ountain Rams horns a prarie hen & badgers Some birds cauled magpies & a nomber of other curious things too tedious to mention &.C. we took with us 2 large perogues an...

Apr 12 1805

Clark: April 12, 1805

...hite fur & other parts assumeing the Short grey, I Saw the Magpie in pars, flocks of Grouse, the old field lark & Crows, & observed the leaf of the wild Chery half ...

Apr 14 1805

Clark: April 14, 1805

...w Several gees nests on trees, also the nests & egs of the Magpies, a large grey owl killed, booted & with ears &c.

Apr 14 1805

Lewis: April 14, 1805

...est of this bird on or near the ground. we saw a number of Magpies their nests and eggs. their nests are built in trees and composed of small sticks leaves and gras...

Apr 26 1805

Clark: April 26, 1805

...is also plenty beaver is in every bend. I observe that the Magpie Goose duck & Eagle all have their nests in the Same neighbourhood, and it is not uncommon for the ...

Apr 27 1805

Lewis: April 27, 1805

...dant, the party kill several of them every day. The Eagles, Magpies, and gees have their nests in trees adjacent to each other; the magpye particularly appears fond...

Nov 29 1805

Clark: November 29, 1805

...ge red tailed Hawks, ravens & Crows in abundance, the blue Magpie, a Small brown bird which frequents logs & about the roots of treesSnakes, Lizards, Small bugs, wo...

Jun 12 1806

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 12, 1806

.... We killed several of them since we came to this camp. The magpie is also plenty here, and woodpeckers of a different kind from any I had before seen. They are about...

Sep 18 1806

Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806

...nen, Captain, 287 M’Clelland, Mr., 285 Madison river, 121 Magpie, 243 Maha creek, 12, 20 Index Maha Indians, 19, 20, 23, 39, 285 Maha village, 20, 254, 283 Mandan, ...