We used to have only reds 30 years ago-lots of them. Now we only have a
few, and several grays. Some years ago we had some red squirrels with white
tails. You can see them here:
http://www.pbase.com/creaturekinships/redsquirrelodd
The comments on the color variations in squirrels are interesting.

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On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Donna Nelson <[log in to unmask]>
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> We have had red squirrels at our feeders here for 30 years, and grays on
> an occasional basis the past few years. We don't have oaks here, so gray
> squirrels do not have their preferred food. This year, however, we have one
> squirrel which appears to be a cross between the two species. It is nearly
> twice as large as a red, but much smaller than a gray, and is white
> underneath, but red and gray on back and sides. VCE says it is a red, but I
> am not convinced.
> Interesting times...
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 3, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Blake Allison <
> [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> We regularly get both gray and red. This year its has been four grays and
> a couple of reds. I put out coarse, cracked corn to divert them from the
> sunflower seed and meet with some success, but they do like their sunflower
> seed. The squirrels grudgingly share the platform feeder with the blue jays.
>
> Blake Allison
> Lyme, NH 03768-3322
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:08 PM, Jeff MacQueen <
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> I've been feeding birds here in Orford for twenty years. Only in the past
> few years have I had Grey Squirrels at my feeders. This winter so far Greys
> outnumber Reds.
>
> On Sunday, January 3, 2016, Kathryn Mortimer <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> No. I have plenty of red squirrels in Thetford Center. Nuisances.
> Kate
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Mary Alexnderson wrote:
>
> > For years I have had a plethora of red, and only red, squirrels. I have
> had no red squirrels at my feeders this year and have seen only one since
> late last spring. Today I saw my first ever grey squirrel on this property
> in an apple tree by the feeders. Is this a local shift or is it happening
> elsewhere?
> > Mary at 1400' in Bethel VT
> >
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