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	Eastern Gray Squirrel - (Sciurus carolinensis), Fox Squirrel , (Sciurus niger)
		Eastern Gray Squirrel - (Sciurus carolinensis), Fox Squirrel, (Sciurus niger)
		The gray squirrel varies in length from 14-21 inches (355-533 mm) and in weight from 3/4-1 1/2 pounds (340-680 g); the fox squirrel is generally larger, having a length from 19-29 inches (482-736 mm) and a weight from l-3 pounds (453-1,360 g).
		Gray squirrels are early risers and leave their nests with the first light of day.
	mdc.mo.gov /nathis/mammals/squirrel (974 words)

	Squirrels Webcam
		Gray squirrels in Britain have taken to damaging forest plantations by girdling bark on trees.
		The gray squirrel is the largest of the four common species of tree squirrel found in New York which include the gray squirrel, the red squirrel, the northern flying squirrel and the southern flying squirrel.
		If a mother squirrel perceives a threat to her babies in a nest, she will grab them one by one by the scruff of the neck, and trundle them to a new nest location which may be some distance away.
	www.newyorkwild.org /squirrels/squirrels2006.htm (2138 words)

	Eastern Gray Squirrel
		Eastern Gray Squirrels usually live to be about five years old.
		Squirrels will often bury their food at a new spot, near the surface of the ground.
		Eastern Gray Squirrels annoy people by taking over birdfeeders, nesting in attics, ruining garden vegetables such as cucumbers, eggplants, and pumpkins, and by "transplanting" flower bulbs to new locations.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_gray_squirrel.htm (534 words)

	Gray Squirrel
		Gray squirrels are found from the Atlantic Coast to central Montana and Texas, and in southern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.
		Gray squirrels do not hibernate in the winter; if there is heavy snow cover and/or frigid temperatures, the squirrels will take cover in their den for an extended period of time.
		Gray squirrels are capable of reproduceing within months after their own birth; males reach breeding age at nine to eleven months and females at six to eight months.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/graysquirrel.htm (986 words)

	Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Texas, gray squirrels live mainly in dense hammocks of live oak and water oak and in the deep swamps of cypress, fl gum, and magnolia that border the streams.
		Gray squirrels feed on a variety of foods, chiefly plant in origin.
		This accounts in large measure for the "migrations" of squirrels that are frequently reported.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/sciucaro.htm (539 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Eastern Gray Squirrel
		The so-called fl squirrel is also a gray squirrel, with melanism accounting for the darker appearance, the darker color being more common in northern ranges; it has been shown that the fl animals have 18 percent less heat loss at -10 degrees C and a 20% lower basal metabolic rate.
		The pelage (coat) of the gray squirrel has an inner layer of short fur for warmth and an outer layer of "guard hairs" that protect the fur; the long hairs on the tail are the basis for the common name silvertail.
		Gray squirrels have a very high metabolism, maintaining a body temperature of about 101 degrees F. To do this, they need to eat about their own weight in food every week.
	www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/EasternGraySquirrel_060220.htm (1470 words)

	Gray Squirrel Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gray squirrels are bushy tailed rodents with a mixture of brown, fl, and white fur which when viewed from a distance blend together to look gray.
		Gray squirrels are found throughout Maryland in mixed hardwood forests as well as in suburban and urban areas.
		Gray squirrels have adjusted well to manmade changes to the landscape and are a familiar animal in neighborhoods and city parks.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/greysquirrel.html (324 words)

	Foraging Behavior of Squirrels
		Eastern gray squirrels are notorious troublemakers here in the U.S. and are beginning to cause trouble in their non-native United Kingdom habitat.
		Squirrels do not hibernate in the winter, but cache acorns and other nuts in order to have reserves when the crop is depleted, hoarding items in small clumps over a large area (5).
		Squirrels also show a preferance in which acorns are cached (normally red oak) and which are eaten immediately (white oak) because white oak acorns germinate in the fall, rendering them less edible after being stored than red oak acorns (7).
	www.sewanee.edu /biology/journal/vol2/squirrels/squirrelbehavior.html (2585 words)

	Eastern Gray Squirrel
		The gray squirrel is a medium sized – measuring around 17 inches from nose to tail and weighing approximately one pound.
		Gray squirrels live 10 to 12 years and typically do not roam far from the place where they were born.
		Squirrels are well known for the habit of burying and hiding nuts during the fall to supplement their winter diet.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /squirrel.htm (540 words)

	The Backyard Birder: Controlling Squirrels
		Squirrels are members of the rodent family, a family which also includes animals like rats and beavers.
		Squirrels are intelligent, agile and determined, and the price of protecting your precious supply of birdseed will be constant vigilance or expensive feeding devices.
		Of that ten, the most prevalent in Canada and across the eastern half of the United States is the eastern gray squirrel.
	www.bird-birding.ca /controlling-squirrels.html (611 words)

	Gray Squirrel, Squirrels, Texas Mammals
		Gray squirrels love to play tag with each other as well as with dogs, whom they love to tease by leaping from one tree top to another.
		The Gray Squirrel is distinguished from its cousin, the Fox Squirrel by its smaller size (up to 20 percent smaller) and by the white tipped hairs that give its coat a silver grey cast.
		The Gray Squirrel uses its tail as a shield when fighting, a blanket in cold weather, and, sometimes, as an umbrella during rain storms.
	www.flex.net /~lonestar/squirrel.htm (600 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Eastern Deciduous Forest - Eastern Gray Squirrel
		The Gray Squirrel is possibly the most visible mammal of the Eastern Deciduous Forest and is found in every yard, park, wood, and street in the eastern United States and extreme southeastern Canada.
		The distribution of the Fox Squirrel is nearly identifcal to that of the Eastern Gray Squirrel.
		Eastern Gray Squirrels commonly store acorns and other nuts in holes in the ground and are an important component in the regeneration of forests because not all of the nuts are recovered.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/edf/mammal/squirrel.htm (509 words)

	Species Description - Wellesley
		Gray squirrels mate in January - February and July in the north, December and June in the south.
		Most squirrels are sedentary, however, spending their entire lives within a single acre of land.
		* Squirrels, like most mammals, have a pelage, or coat, made up of two types of hair: guard hairs, the long outer hairs which in the gray squirrel are white-tipped, and fur, which is short, fine, often curly, and close to the body.
	www.wellesley.edu /Biology/Web/Species/asquirrelgray.html (337 words)

	Pecan Handling Time in the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
		The gray squirrel is found in several habitats across the eastern United States, such as temperate forests, neighborhoods, city parks, and college campuses.
		Intraspecific competition is common among the gray squirrel; therefore, chasing is frequent.
		Gray squirrels spend only 14% of their active time in the canopy of trees (Gurnell 1987).
	srl2.tripod.com /indproject2.htm (1703 words)

	Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The gray squirrel is a member of the squirrel family, a group of rodents that includes the ground squirrels and flying squirrels, woodchucks and other marmots, prairie dogs, and chipmunks.
		The dwarf flying squirrels from the same region have only one to three young: they are born with fur; their eyes are open; and they are able to eat solid food.
		The tiny antelope ground squirrels of the American Southwest have been kept in captivity for up to four years, but the life span of those in the wild is believed to be about a year or less.
	members.aol.com /LynneHa103/squirrel.htm (1544 words)

	WDFW -- Western Gray Squirrels
		Eastern gray, Douglas, and flying squirrels are present in the southern Puget Trough; all species except California ground squirrels are found in Chelan and Okanogan Counties; and Klickitat and southern Yakima Counties are home to all but fox and red squirrels.
		Eastern gray squirrels are mid-sized, with relatively narrow tails and short ears compared to western gray squirrels.
		Western gray squirrel nests are large and are often clustered in dry oak/conifer forests, not far from water.
	wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/diversty/soc/wgraysquirrels (914 words)

	Gray Squirrel
		The gray squirrel is a medium-sized tree squirrel.
		Its ears are pale gray to white and its tale is white and pale gray.
		The tail is approximately 6.5 to 10 inches long, the hind foot is 2 to 3 inches long, and the gray squirrel weighs between 1 and 2.5 pounds.
	www.runet.edu /~jfuller/graysquirrel.htm (657 words)

	Squirrel removal - Atlanta, Georgia how to get rid squirrels from attic and property.
		The gray squirrel's fur is usually gray to brown in color with the under belly of white.
		Gray squirrels are diurnal, active in the daytime, this is when you may hear them running around in your attic or on your roof.
		Once all the squirrels are removed from the structure, all entry points and potential entry points must be sealed to prevent new squirrels from moving in.
	www.urbanwildlifecontrol.com /animals/squirrel_removal.htm (547 words)

	Pecan Handling Time in the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
		The purpose of this experiment is to observe pecan-handling behavior in gray squirrels by comparing their activities among three parts of the day.
		The time a squirrel takes to bury a pecan is relatively constant (10-15 seconds), so it is not measured as a concurrent behavior.
		In conclusion, additional studies must be conducted on food handling time for the gray squirrel as a means of properly understanding their ecology.
	srl2.tripod.com /indproject.htm (1186 words)

	Squirrel Sounds
		Squirrels are generally clever and persistent animals; in residential neighborhoods they are notorious for eating out of bird feeders, digging in potted plants either to bury or recover food, and for setting up house in sheltered areas including attics.
		Squirrels are sometimes also pests because they chew on various edible and inedible objects; the habit helps keep the squirrel's teeth sharp and also wears the teeth down (rodents' teeth grow constantly).
		Squirrels can be trained to be hand fed. Because they are able to cache surplus food, they will take as much food as you put out.
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/Squirrel-sounds.htm (517 words)

	NCDFR - Working With Wildlife, Eastern Gray Squirrel
		Of the seven species of squirrels native to North Carolina, the gray is the most common.
		While gray squirrels frequently use open water when available, daily needs can be satisfied from other sources such as dew and succulent plant material.
		The home range of gray squirrels varies from 1.5 to 8 acres and is usually smaller where populations are high.
	www.dfr.state.nc.us /stewardship/wwwildlife/www02.htm (496 words)

	Super Squirrels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Eastern Gray Squirrel is a squirrel that lives in a forests that have nut-bearing trees like oak, hickory, beech, and walnut.
		Eastern Gray Squirrels grow to be 9-10 inches in length and their tails are usually 8-9 inches long too.
		A female gray squirrel usually gives birth to two liters of young per year, one in the midsummer and one in the winter.
	schoolweb.missouri.edu /ashland.k12.mo.us/cg/03page/sqrlpg.htm (1391 words)

	Eastern gray squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eastern Gray Squirrels are found in hardwood or mixed forests with nut trees, especially oak-hickory forests.
		Eastern Gray Squirrels are active in morning and evening hours and abroad all year, even digging through snow in intense cold to retrieve buried nuts.
		The Eastern Gray Squirrel dens in trees year-round, using either natural cavities, old woodpecker holes, or leaf nests in stout mature trees or standing dead ones, especially white oaks, beeches, elms, and red maples.
	www.siu.edu /~siuctws/critters/graysquirrel.html (360 words)

	Behavior of The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The squirrels also had a tendency to chase each other around the yard and through the trees, but this behavior did not seem to be aggressive, although I am not sure what they were doing.
		Their behaviors when active were similar to those of the back yard squirrels, in that they spent the majority of their time foraging, feeding and burying food.
		Activity in the park might have appeared to be more steady while the higher population of squirrels here could’ve influenced that data, as I was not able to observe the same squirrels each time as I could in the back yard.
	cas.bellarmine.edu /tietjen/images/behavior_of_the_eastern_gray_squ.htm (700 words)

	Area Mammals: Eastern Gray Squirrel
		The Gray Squirrel is especially active in the morning and evening all year long, even digging through snow in intense cold to retrieve buried nuts.
		The Eastern Gray Squirrel mates in midwinter; a mating "chase" is often involved, with several males following a female as she moves about during the day.
		The characteristic aggressive bark of the Eastern Gray Squirrel - que, que, que, que - is usually accompanied by flicks of the tail.
	bent.creek.home.mindspring.com /graysquirrel.htm (805 words)

	Eastern Gray Squirrels in Kansas
		Eastern gray squirrels have long, bushy tails with whitish fringe and gray fur.
		Gray squirrels range throughout the eastern half of the United States and southeast and south-central Canada.
		Gray squirrels feed on nuts, seeds, berries, buds, insects and occasionally on bird eggs and nestlings.
	www.gpnc.org /squirreleg.htm (137 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Eastern Grey Squirrel
		Eastern grey squirrels do not hibernate and in winter are most active around midday, perhaps to take advantage of the warmest temperatures.
		Although the squirrel prefers to build its nest in a cavity inside a tree, it is often forced to resort to a leaf nest because of the scarcity of suitable tree dens and the unhealthy conditions of these dens after they have been lived in for several months.
		Young squirrels in the nest are vulnerable to raccoons, snakes, and red squirrels.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=89 (2358 words)

	Fun Stuff: Nature Notebook: Mammals
		Most of us are familiar with gray squirrels, those critters that make "kuk, kuk, kuk" sounds and flick their tails around our back yards.
		Squirrels have an amazing ability to locate buried nuts using their sense of smell, retrieving at least 85% of their underground eats.
		The Eastern Gray Squirrel is also one of North Carolina's State Symbols.
	www.naturalsciences.org /funstuff/notebook/mammals/gray_squirrel.html (161 words)

	Wild Texas: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
		The Eastern fox squirrel is a common sight in forests, wooded urban parks and gardens of the central and eastern United States (except New England), including much of Texas, as well as northern Mexico and southern Canada.
		The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel and about 20% larger than its close relative, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
		Fox squirrels measure between 19 to 29 inches in length from head to tailtip and weigh between 1 and 3 pounds.
	www.wildtexas.com /wildguides/squirrel.php (307 words)

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