Show pinion squawkers Squaw kers nest and young found near la sal i frank silvey recently the stocks bros of la sal found the nests nes s and young of our so called pinion squawkers Squaw kers in dry valley near the U S anes nes and mill san juan county V ahe he nests are built in the pinion and cedar trees and aie much like the nests of other birds of this district built of cedar baik twigs and bits of hair so far as this writers knowledge 1 now ledge goes this is indeed a rare find as for many years people who have been interested te have looked in vain for a squawkers squaw kers nest the writer understands der stands that there is a reward of for anyone finding such nest with eggs and young i the pioneers named them pinion squawkers Squaw kers as they made a squawking unmusical noise while in flight and their forage is pin ion nut chiefly and corn when here is a scarcity of pinion nuts nut S alyere are is always a few pinion nuts every year in our district but about every six or seven years there is a big crop then these birds have a picnic and cache or batore away in the bark of cedar trees and in hollow trees a large quantity of nuts for future food in lean years when pinion nuts are scarce they prey on cornfields when roasting ears come on they start an ani will come by the thousands in flocks and devour 1 the soft boxi coi i grains then when the corn ripens they begani began to carry away tho corn grains to i store up for autu e use and they keep as busy as bees as long lone as the sun shines pinion Squaw liers are not str ct ly a migratory bird but go south as far as new mexico and nd arizona for the winter months but they do not get f farther south than the pinion tree belt where no doubt the majority of them nest and laise balse their young |