Eastern Gray squirrel

Hi Eastern 14jcupps! Nice catch, they can be very fast! The scientific name for the Eastern gray squirrel is Sciurus carolinensis. You can edit your spotting and add it to the scientific name field. The blog piece below is fun to read and explains why this is important: http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/28702494728/whats-in-a-name Enjoy yourself on Project Noah!

Welcome to Project Noah, 14jcupps, I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into:http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!