Re: Re: chipmunks and squirrels

Albino?!?  True white or a light silvery shade of grey?  Oooo, neat!
Kitty
-------Original Message-------
From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
Sent: 02/18/03 11:37 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] chipmunks  and squirrels

> 
> There were black squirrels in Washington DC when I worked there. I 
recall there is a town in the midwest (maybe even IL) that has a colony 
of white squirrels.
Cathy
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 05:27 AM, Kitty wrote:

> A slight change of topic here, but....
> Growing up in Chicago and Fort Wayne, all I ever saw were golden/reddish
> brown squirrels. Then I saw grey squirrels in Bloomington, IN. And up in
> Guelph ON I saw black squirrels. So I thought the colors were regional
> albeit in an odd sort of way. However, recently right here in Fort
> Wayne, I've begun seeing black squirrels on the Southwest end of town
> where I work, while nothing but the brown ones on the northeast end
> where I live (1/2 hr apart) Is this odd?
>
> What color are your squirrels?
>
> Kitty
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net>
> Sent: 02/18/03 12:06 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] chipmunks  was: birds and other critters
>
>>
>> Well, curiosity finally won and did a little Googling for chippers.
> Found this Canadian site with good info. plus a map of N. America
> showing the range of the - would you believe - 21 species that live
> on this continent!
>
> http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/hww-fap.cfm?ID_species=56&lang=e
>
> Map shows why you don't have them, Andrea and why they aren't found
> in S. CA...
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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>> From: Andrea H <hodgesaa@islc.net>
>>
>> Marge-we don't have chipmunks here, but did when I lived in the
> upper part
>> of the state. So my guess is they stop somewhere mid-South
> Carolina. Don't
>> know why we don't have them here. Too hot?
>
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