Blue Jay Caching
If this Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) looks a little strange…or lumpy…it is because it was hard at work caching last month. All of those acorns will not store (or plant) themselves! They are said to be able to carry five acorns at a time and store several thousand over a productive fall season. I wonder how many it will be able to remember come winter, and how many will be left after squirrels, chipmunks, other rodents or birds take their share… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreBlack Squirrel (actually melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis)
The Black Squirrels (or actually melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis) of Point Gratiot Park in Dunkirk, NY were doing quite well on November 11, 2013 grabbing all the food they could while they can. Despite that fact this one struck the classic, “Please sir I’m starving!” pose for me. It better fatten up soon as more snow and cold air is on the way with a frontal passage coming through our region tonight.
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