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	Northern Flying Squirrel
		Weighing between 3 and 5 ounces (100 - 167 gm), the flying squirrel is the smallest of all the squirrels.
		Flying squirrels' ears are small, rounded and lightly furred.
		Flying squirrels primarily eat berries, blossoms, buds, cherries, and all types of nuts, except for walnuts, because the shells are too hard to gnaw.
	www.northern.edu /natsource/MAMMALS/Northe1.htm (901 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Flying Squirrel
		The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is found throughout the deciduous forests of eastern North America from southern Ontario to the Gulf Coast, with isolated populations in Mexico and as far south as Honduras.
		The southern flying squirrel is easily distinguished from other Nebraska tree squirrels by its smaller size and by its gliding membrane, or patagium, a fold of skin that extends from the wrist of the front leg to the ankle of the hind leg.
		Flying squirrels appear to have a maximum gliding ratio of about three horizontal feet for every vertical foot, a glide ratio that would allow them to travel the length of a football field from a perch 100 feet high.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /wildlife/flysqu.asp (2222 words)

	CT DEP: Flying Squirrel Fact Sheet
		The northern flying squirrel is found from southeastern Alaska and northern Canada south to Tennessee and west to the Pacific coast.
		Due to their nocturnal nature, flying squirrels are seldom seen and, thus, their abundance is difficult to document.
		Flying squirrels are active year-round, are highly sociable, and will feed and den together, especially during periods of harsh weather.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/flysqrl.htm (818 words)

	Flying Squirrel: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Flying squirrels are frequent visitors at bird feeders, and some people have lights at the feeders so they can watch the flying squirrel's antics at night.
		Southern flying squirrels are found mainly in southern Minnesota hardwood forests, while the northern sub-species occurs in northern Minnesota forests.
		Flying squirrels, though unprotected in Minnesota, have no meat or fur value and thus are not hunted or trapped.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/mammals/flyingsquirrel.html (401 words)

	Species Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Flying squirrels have a large flap of skin that stretches from their hind-leg to forearm on both sides of their body.
		Flying squirrels tend to have one litter (aggregate) of 2-5 offspring a year.
		Flying squirrels have an aerodynamic wing structure that NASA is modeling their airplanes after.
	www.evergreen.edu /ICAN/education/TRFwebsite/squirreladv.htm (842 words)

	Northern Flying Squirrel: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Flying squirrel pelage is silky and thick with the top of the body light brown to cinnamon, the sides grayish, and the belly whitish.
		Feeding areas preferred by flying squirrels contain fungi (mushrooms and truffles), berries, and tree lichens and may be in either young or old forests.
		Flying squirrels are not known to cache fungi for winter in Alaska, but they are known to do so elsewhere in their range.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/furbear/nfsquirl.php (1241 words)

	Northern Flying Squirrel - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
		Northern flying squirrels probably mate in late March and April, with females giving birth to an average of three young in May. The young are born in a tree nest from three to thirty feet above the ground.
		Flying squirrels glide from one tree to another to forage, but also to escape predators.
		Flying squirrels are less active in winter, but you can still look for the characteristic landing patch with tracks leading off in the snow.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /flsquirrel.html (998 words)

	SUNY-ESF: Adirondack Ecological Center
		The northern flying squirrel occurs throughout the Adirondacks, replacing the southern flying squirrel at higher elevations.
		The nesting habits of the two species are similar except for the northern’s use of exposed nests which it builds in conifers or old bird’s nests, and inhibits chiefly in the summer.
		The northern flying squirrel is less carnivorous, and in winter relies on lichens and conifer cones, seeds, and buds for food, instead of stored nuts.
	www.esf.edu /aec/adks/mammals/northern_flying_squirrel.htm (546 words)

	Northern Flying Squirrels, Alaska Science Forum
		Although flying squirrels are endangered in other parts of the country, Alaska boasts a healthy population, according to Bob Mowrey, a wildlife biologist who tracked flying squirrels near Fairbanks in the mid-1980s.
		The northern flying squirrel is a well-studied creature where Mowrey lives because it prefers to live in old-growth forests there, as does its celebrity predator, the northern spotted owl.
		He's seen a flying squirrel travel 100 yards in the air before performing a "parachute flare" to slow itself and extend its hind feet to land lightly on another tree.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF13/1306.html (697 words)

	PA Northern Flying Squirrels in Trouble
		Pennsylvania's northern tier has always served as sort of a point of demarcation for the southern range of the northern flying squirrel, although there are two subspecies of northerns found south of Pennsylvania.
		Northern flying squirrels, which are slightly larger than southerns, have been sort of an enigmatic species to biologists for decades.
		The habitat preferences of the northern flying squirrel also subject it to additional harmful pressures, because hemlock stands are currently being preyed upon by wooly adelgids, a European insect that strips and frequently kills hemlock trees.
	www.tristatenews.com /printer_4075.stm (1710 words)

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		The flying squirrel does not fly -- not in the sense that birds move freely through the air, but is rather an expert glider.
		The flying squirrel's staple food is nuts and seeds, especially those of hickories, beech, white oak, pines, and firs.
		Flying squirrels of various species are found around the world north of the equator.
	membres.lycos.fr /rongeurs/Sciuridae/Flysq.html (2817 words)

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		Flying squirrels have soft, gray-brown fur on the back and sides, with white underparts, a flattened tail and large, dark eyes for night vision.
		The southern flying squirrel is found from southern Canada south to southern Florida, west to Minnesota and eastern Texas.
		The trapping of flying squirrels can temporarily solve a persistent problem but will not help if the access points around the structure are not sealed to prevent re-occupation.
	www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com /flying_squirrel.htm (639 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL
		Flying Squirrels are common residents of many forested areas in the eastern United States.
		Southern Flying Squirrels are found primarily in mature hardwoods and mixed conifer-hardwood forests, especially those with old growth trees which produce abundant food and plenty of cavities for nesting and denning.
		Southern Flying Squirrels are abundant throughout their range and are adaptable animals, often living close to human residences.
	wildwnc.org /af/southernflyingsquirrel.html (599 words)

	American Chronicle: The Northern Flying Squirrel—Endangered
		The northern flying squirrel has a flattened tail that is 40 percent of their total body length.
		Northern flying squirrels have been known to hoard food for the winter months, although they do not hibernate.
		The female northern flying squirrel is territorial, whereas the male is not.
	www.americanchronicle.com /articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=12229 (858 words)

	Nature Conservancy Magazine: Spring 2004 - Moving Target
		A folding of cape, a scan for predators, and flying squirrel becomes terrestrial squirrel, foraging among the mossy roots and moldering logs of the aging boreal forest.
		The northern flying squirrel is a Pleistocene relict, one in a cast of cool-weather plants and animals left stranded atop the Appalachians when the cold climates of the last ice age retreated northward 11,000 years ago.
		Their investigations uncover a squirrel that thrives where the trees are allowed to grow tall and old, providing nesting cavities when they die, adding structural and organic complexity to the forest floor when they fall.
	www.nature.org /magazine/spring2004/science (758 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Eastern Deciduous Forest - Southern Flying Squirrel
		The Northern Flying Squirrel is a species of the Northern Boreal Forest that enters the northern, transitional parts of the Eastern Deciduous Forest.
		The Southern Flying Squirrel is a little smaller (5.5 to 5.7 inches in body length) relative to the Northern Flying Squirrel (5.5 to 6.25 inches in body length).
		The belly hairs of the Southern Flying Squirrel are white all the way to the base, but those of the Northern Flying Squirrel are white with a lead-gray base.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/edf/mammal/flysqur.htm (379 words)

	Mammals of Algonquin Highlands
		Northern Flying Squirrels are small and generally grayish brown in color with a white belly.
		Female flying squirrels typically have one litter per year, with 2 to 5 young.
		Flying Squirrels don't actually fly; they glide and can travel over 70 metres from trees to the ground.
	www.algonquinhighlands.net /acards/mammals/rodents/n_f_squirrel.html (192 words)

	Northern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Northern flying squirrels build nests of lichens in the old-growth tree canopy and reproduce in the treetops.
		Flying squirrels become active at night, dropping to the forest floor in search of truffles, the underground fruiting bodies of mycorrhizal fungi.
		They also ingest fungal spores, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and yeast which pass undigested and are concentrated in the fecal pellets left by the squirrels.
	www.nps.gov /mora/interp/pvr/flsq.htm (103 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Flying Squirrel
		Both "fly" with the help of a fold of skin that extends along the squirrel's backside from the wrist to the hind foot or ankle.
		The northern flying squirrel has kind of a flat body, particularly when it extends its legs and the skin attached to them.
		The flying squirrel needs to be on the watch for house cats, foxes, weasels, martens, great horned owl and goshawks.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/flysquirrel.htm (515 words)

	Northern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Northern Flying Squirrel is different from the Southern in several ways.
		The Northern Flying Squirrel is also larger than the Southern.
		The diet for the Flying squirrel is a variety of foods.
	www.angelfire.com /tx2/Critter/NorthFlySquirrel.html (107 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.
		Northern flying squirrels are native and are found throughout forested parts of the state.
		Eastern gray squirrels are mid-sized, with relatively narrow tails and short ears compared to western gray squirrels.
	wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/diversty/soc/wgraysquirrels (914 words)

	NatureWorks - Northern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The northern flying squirrel can be found in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
		The northern flying squirrel lives in dense conifer or mixed conifer and deciduous forests.
		The northern flying squirrel is nocturnal and is active throughout the year.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/northernflyingsquirrel.htm (328 words)

	Minnesota Profile: Flying Squirrel - Minnesota Conervation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR
		Northern flying squirrels are about 11 inches long from nose to tip of tail.
		When gliding, a flying squirrel holds its tail straight out and extends its limbs to stretch the patagium, like wings of a glider.
		The DNR does not manage flying squirrel populations, but wildlife managers recommend leaving dead trees (snags) standing for flying squirrels and other cavity-dwelling animals.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /volunteer/septoct04/mpsquirrel.html (374 words)

	Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
		The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is a species that is in decline throughout the periphery of its range in the Appalachians (Weigl et al.
		However, on-going monitoring for northern flying squirrels has not documented this species in other forest stands that appear to contain suitable habitat.
		This project proposes to determine the vegetation composition and structure of forest stands that contain northern flying squirrels, analyze land use surrounding these stands using GIS techniques, determine the prevalence of a debilitation parasite transmitted from southern flying squirrels, and develop management recommendations for recovery of northern flying squirrel populations in Pennsylvania.
	www.psu.edu /dept/oue/research/index/mahan.htm (276 words)

	Special Topics (Flying Squirrel Central) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Distribution of the Northern Flying Squirrel in Pennsylvania.
		Newly-born Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) from Squirrel Rehab.
		Squirrel Rehab also has pictures of the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) photographed on Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.
	www.isidore-of-seville.com /flyingsquirrel/8.html (384 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The southern flying squirrel is the smallest tree squirrel in Maryland.
		The southern flying squirrel is found throughout Maryland in hardwood (oak, hickory, maple, beech) forests.
		The gray squirrel, fox squirrel, red squirrel, northern flying squirrel, and Delmarva fox squirrel (endangered) are other squirrels that live in Maryland.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/sfsquirrel.html (269 words)

	DNR - Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus & G. volans)
		Flying squirrels are entirely nocturnal, inhabiting mature forests and parks, as well as other woodlands.
		Northern flying squirrels are no longer being found in their historic range.
		The question for researchers is why it seems that the northern flying squirrel population is retreating while the southern flying squirrel is increasing.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12205-32998--,00.html (326 words)

	NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS
		FEATURES: Flying Squirrels have soft, gray/brown fur on the back and the sides, with white underparts, a flattened tail, and large dark eyes for night vision.
		WHERE IT LIVES: The Northern Flying Squirrel is found from southeastern Alaska and northern Canada south to Tennessee and west to the pacific coast.
		LIFESTYLE: Flying Squirrels are active year-round, are highly sociable, and will feed and den together, especially during periods of harsh weather.
	www.expage.com /northernflyingsquirrel (227 words)

	canopycritters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Northern flying squirrel lives in the all parts of the canopy, however it is mostly found in the lower levels.
		As a matter of fact, Flying squirrels play an important role in distributing the spores of truffles, which are a kind of fungi that help plants grow.
		The Northern flying squirrel is a primary food source for the Northern spotted owl.
	www.evergreen.edu /ICAN/education/TRFwebsite/squirrelinfo.htm (115 words)

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