**Description:** Much larger than a crow, with a wedge-shaped tail and thick, heavy beak. Feathers show a purple or blue sheen in sunlight.
**Habitat:** Mature forests, deep hemlock ravines, and rocky outcrops like Rimrock and Jakes Rocks.
**Behavior:** Highly intelligent problem solvers known for aerial acrobatics. They make deep, guttural "gronk-gronk" croaks rather than the standard crow caw.