Tag: squirrels

Birding, Birds

The Cutting Edge: Bird Feeder Patents

February 11, 2020 by Jason Crotty 3 Comments

Bird feeding is serious business. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest...

Birds

Red-tailed Hawk Hunting a Gray Squirrel

April 25, 2019 by Corey 3 Comments

On a walk around Baisley Pond Park’s eponymous pond in Queens recently I heard a Gray Squirrel chittering away angrily at something. Tired of...

Mammals

The squirrel next door

March 15, 2015 by Jochen 12 Comments

Stop and stay, don’t move that mouse. I still know my audience – this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who...

Reviews

Squirrel Buster Wild Bird Feeders: A Review

September 6, 2013 by Donna 6 Comments

There are bird feeders and then there are squirrel feeders disguised as bird feeders, a fact known well by those of us who have...

Mammals

White-tailed Antelope Squirrels at Joshua Tree National Park

December 29, 2012 by Corey 4 Comments

While eating lunch with Daisy and her family at a picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park the other day a small chipmunk-looking creature...

Birding

Early Winter Feeder Notes

November 16, 2012 by Carrie 2 Comments

I put up my bird feeders just a week ago, and already I’ve settled into a routine: In the morning, I fill them. As...

Mammals

White Squirrels of Rochester

March 25, 2012 by Mike 19 Comments

As a native New Yorker, I’ve seen my share of squirrels. Our standard Sciuridae is the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and while most...

Mammals

Not Exactly Flying Squirrels

January 5, 2012 by Mike 1 Comment

Anyone who dares fill bird feeders in the hopes of actually, you know, feeding birds knows well the menace hungry squirrels present. Entire industries...

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