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It's obvious by her belly that we have a nursing squirrel, probably an Eastern Gray, Sciurus carolinensis, in our yard in Massachusetts, USA. I assume her nest is in one of our large evergreens, no...
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2020-04-17T23:38:10Z (about 4 years ago)
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Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL
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2020-04-17T23:38:10Z (about 4 years ago)
<p>It's obvious by her belly that we have a nursing squirrel, probably an Eastern Gray, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel" rel="nofollow">Sciurus carolinensis</a>, in our yard in Massachusetts, USA. I assume her nest is in one of our large evergreens, not too far from the bird feeders, especially since she's now only eating at the feeders closest to those trees. </p> <p>I know she nurses the babies for at least a month before they're big enough to leave the nest, and that the dad (actually, it's usually more than one dad) takes off after birth, so I wouldn't think she leaves them unattended for long. I don't intend to go searching through my trees, as I would never purposely bother the nest or whatever may be in it. We only go back there to fill the bird feeders and bird baths, and to water our little backyard forest. I'm just curious as to approximately how far we may be from the nest.</p> <p>Also, if we, or something else, gets too close, will she sound an alarm? If so, what does it sound like? An explanation is fine, but a link to a recording would be even more help.</p>