Magpie Distress | Call

: Short, harsh notes repeated rapidly at high volume.

: Other magpies respond instantly, looking to the sky for eagles or rushing to the caller's location to assist or investigate. Magpie Distress Call

In ancient lore, the magpie's voice is tied to dark spiritual debts. One legend claims the magpie was the only bird that , choosing instead to sit on the roof and chatter as the world was swallowed by water. : Short, harsh notes repeated rapidly at high volume

: Magpies are highly social; groups have been observed "mourning" fallen kin, calling frantically and pacing around the body. Legend of the Silent Witness Magpie Distress Call