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JM Johnston
1948
Douglas Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
29 Aug.
would end about a foot
from their entrances with
no passages leading off
that I could feel. This
tree was about 2 1/2 feet
in diam, with scales piled
all around it, most of the
trees that house squirrels
have the cone scale pile
only on one side. This
depends on the distribution
+ suitability of perching
branches.
11 Sept.
Juneau Alaska, Douglas Island
0.5 mi N of Douglas Bridge W. Juneau Rd.
12:31
A squirrel was seen run-
ning over a pile of logs &
sticks in its usual man-
ner of running, stopping
sleable still every six to
ten feet, waiting a second
or two then making
another short dash. It
approached and climbed
a 60 ft spruce. The short
dashes between pauses
was characteristic of his