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camp robber
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camp robber

camp rob·ber (plural camp rob·bers)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. regional bird that steals food from campgrounds: a bird, especially the gray jay, that visits campgrounds to steal food


Regional History

Camp robber is common in the Upper Rocky Mountain states and the Pacific Northwest. The bird is also called camp robin, camp thief, Rocky Mountain magpie, and Canadian camp robber.

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