gray squirrel
noun
: a common light gray to black squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) that is native to eastern North America and has been introduced into Great Britain and South Africa
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Spatial mapping would make sense in gray squirrels, Leaver says.
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Emma Bryce, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
The eastern gray squirrels found at Bienville Square mate twice a year – from December to February, and from May to June.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
Bear and gray squirrel seasons will both open, as will a statewide Canada goose hunt that runs until Sept. 25.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
Opossums and gray squirrels, for instance, are frequent thieves, says Rich Chipman, the program’s coordinator.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
But questions about the Eastern gray squirrel that populates the park are surfacing ahead of the Mobile City Council’s vote next week on a $3.2 million park overhaul to the nearly 200-year-old Bienville Square.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
Every few years, thousands upon thousands of Eastern gray squirrels moved in a roughly southeasterly direction, usually in the fall.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
The American robin is among a handful of wildlife species, including the house sparrow, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit and coyote, able to thrive in a variety of habitats.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Kentucky Kentucky's state mammal is the gray squirrel, declared in 1968 as the state wild animal game species.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
Emma Bryce, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
The eastern gray squirrels found at Bienville Square mate twice a year – from December to February, and from May to June.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
Bear and gray squirrel seasons will both open, as will a statewide Canada goose hunt that runs until Sept. 25.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
Opossums and gray squirrels, for instance, are frequent thieves, says Rich Chipman, the program’s coordinator.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
But questions about the Eastern gray squirrel that populates the park are surfacing ahead of the Mobile City Council’s vote next week on a $3.2 million park overhaul to the nearly 200-year-old Bienville Square.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
Every few years, thousands upon thousands of Eastern gray squirrels moved in a roughly southeasterly direction, usually in the fall.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
The American robin is among a handful of wildlife species, including the house sparrow, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit and coyote, able to thrive in a variety of habitats.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Kentucky Kentucky's state mammal is the gray squirrel, declared in 1968 as the state wild animal game species.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
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