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Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
35.9132, -79.0558
Field Notes
Description:
Gray squirrels hoard food in numerous small caches for later recovery. It has been estimated that each squirrel makes several thousand caches each season. They have very accurate spatial memory for the locations of these caches, and use distant and nearby landmarks to retrieve them.
Habitat:
Wooded area near creek
Notes:
This squirrel was eating buds at the top of a very high tree.
Reference Links:
Eastern gray squirrel
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 4, 2013
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