Clark's Nutcracker

Description:

12-13" (30-33 cm). Pigeon-sized, with flashing black, white, and gray pattern. Light gray, with dark eye and long, sharply pointed bill. Black wing with large white wing patch at trailing edge; black tail with white outer tail feathers. Face white from forehead to chin; belly white. Crow-like flight.

Habitat:

Near Santa Fe Ski Lodge in pine forest of Sangre de Cristo Mountains at 10,000 ft.