On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, PG Fire Weather wrote:

> Deb B. states -
>
> > Their range doesn't overlap that of the Black-billed Magpie
> > or Stellar's Jay. They may be expanding their range westward but
> > seemingly, only in the winter as far as I know. They are still
> > considered a rare bird in most of the Pacific Northwest (and other >
> parts of the West), even though they have become rather regular > winter
> visitors in some places.
>

Blue Jays and Black-billed Magpies also share some areas of the Great
Plains of the US as well. RK

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