Re: chipmunks and squirrels

Wow, Cathy! Little pink-eyed tree rats. Pretty bizarre.
Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/18/2003 3:58:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] chipmunks  and squirrels
>
> The town I was thinking of is Olney, IL. They have a colony of about 200 
> of them, and they are true albinos. They are quite fond of them - the 
> town police have a white squirrel on their shoulder patches. Did you 
> know that it is against IL law to kill a white squirrel?
> Cathy
> On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 07:42 AM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > 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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