To: MARIA EDELHAUSEN
Subject: squirrels
ME>firtrees and others) is feeding them already since long time, mostly in
ME>Fall. At ours they first found the curl-hazelnuttree and took off the
ME>little nuts. These nuts are smaller than normal hazelnuts.
  I don't know what variety they would be. We have the filbert (hazelnut
  -Corylus) growing wild in our fencerows, and also the beechnut tree
  (Fagus grandifolia) with its tiny 3 seeded nuts. It is a very pretty
  tree, in my opinion, but its many-branched habit makes it a trash tree
  to loggers.
ME> SP>   We commonly call ground squirrels- chipmunks. They are smaller than
ME> SP>   Chipmunks also tend to stuff their cheeks till they bulge, making 
the
ME> SP>   look very comical indeed.
ME>Thanks for the information, but as I already said I'd be glad to get the
ME>Latin names for them.
  Sure thing, Maria. :-) I don't know why, but we have different family
  names for these related animals. Here are a few:
  red squirrel     - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  gray squirrel    - Sciuris carolinensis
  Eastern chipmunk - Tamias striatus (striped)
  Least chipmunk   - Eutamias minimus
  Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
  Well, at least you can see a bit of family in the tamias. :-)
                          ...Sandra...
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