Abstract
T HE pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus) occurs liberally and is resident in this, the central part of Utah. You must not think that he is to be found everywhere, but should you have occasion to travel through the forests of cedar and pinyon pine you may find him in astonishing numbers. I have observed this jay more frequently in Cedar and Rush valleys than elsewhere; these valleys are perhaps 15 by 40 miles each in extent and for the most part are sagebrush deserts. Along their borders are patches or growths of scrub cedar, and in the hills surrounding them are plentiful numbers of the pinyon pine. Some time ago I was watching a flock of Audubon warblers in one oC the cedar forests when a flock of perhaps ioo pinyon jays suddenly came along, alighting all about me but hardly staying long enough to make mention of it. Then, one after another, along they went, flying almost from tree to tree, each seemingly trying to outdo his companions in the matter of harsh, discordant
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