The Corvid family includes crows, ravens, jays, and magpies. They are intelligent, social birds with omnivorous diets.

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• Larger than American Crow, with larger beak and wedge-shaped tail
• Acrobatic flier; superior in flight to American Crows and Red-tailed Hawks, with which it often contests
• Call is a throaty croak, more resonant than the caw of a crow
• Male is larger than female. Frequently seen in pairs; they often display affection by touching each others' beaks.
• Usually displays confident stance, in contrast to American Crow which often shows nervous, twitchy body language

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• Tends to be at mid-level of vegetation; blue and white plumage of this medium-sized songbird may be obscured by leaves
• Loud, harsh call is the easiest way to identify
• Sometimes imitates Red-tailed Hawk
• Will come to feeders

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• Large jay with crest and harsh call
• Dark blue and black plumage is breathtaking when viewed in full sunlight
• Prefers forested habitat near open areas
• Will take peanuts from feeders

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• Larger than other commonly-seen songbirds
• Most common vocalization is the “caw”; but crows make a variety of sounds including a low rattle. Immature birds make a higher-pitched caw
• Motion of wings in flight resemble swimming
• Often seen in small family groups much of the year; may congregate in large flocks ("murders") in winter.

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• Announces its presence with raucous calls
• Largish songbird is easily identified by long tail and white wing patches
• Greenish blue on wingtips and green on tail may not be visible except in direct sunlight

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• Western Scrub-jays are dvidied into coastal and interior populations. Interior birds tend to be somewhat shy and wary of humans
• Often skulks on ground, or stays low in vegetation
• Scrub jays are extremely intelligent, posessing mental abilities once thought the exclusive domain of humans.

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• Medium-sized gray bird with black wings and beak, and white edging on wings and tail.
• Not generally seen in Colorado Springs proper, but in wilder higher altitude areas such as Aiken Canyon and Pikes Peak's North Slope
• Known for stealing food from human campsites and lumberjack colonies