. A biological survey of Colorado. Natural history Colorado; Mammals Colorado; Trees Colorado. 70 NORTH AIMKKUWX FAUNA. fNo. 33. alons: the crock, nt a point whore the oanvon sidos were clothed with junipoi-s and i>inyons, but really withu\ a short distance of the Canadian zone forests. Like the conunon northern red squirrel, which it greatly resend)les in all respects except color, 5. fremonfi feeds chiefly upon pine and spruce cones, wliich are hoarded in large caches at the bases of trees, beneath logs, and among rocks. I have never found it living in a hollow tree, although it may do so
. A biological survey of Colorado. Natural history Colorado; Mammals Colorado; Trees Colorado. 70 NORTH AIMKKUWX FAUNA. fNo. 33. alons: the crock, nt a point whore the oanvon sidos were clothed with junipoi-s and i>inyons, but really withu\ a short distance of the Canadian zone forests. Like the conunon northern red squirrel, which it greatly resend)les in all respects except color, 5. fremonfi feeds chiefly upon pine and spruce cones, wliich are hoarded in large caches at the bases of trees, beneath logs, and among rocks. I have never found it living in a hollow tree, although it may do so occasionally. The nests of pine or spruce needles and fine strips of bark are usually constructed in the fork of a branch w^ell out from the main trunlv, at from 20 to 40 feet above the ground, and in the densest forest. I have found the nests occupied by the squirrels in both summer and mnter. This. Fig. 3.—Distribution in Colorado of Fremont squirrel {Sciurus frcmonti). squirrel is not at all shy, and may be coaxed to witliin a few feet by making a nondescript screeping " noise. One seen by Mr. Morris M. Green, near Almont, in August, 1909, was laboriously ascending a tree, carrying a large cantaloupe rind, which had been left by a camper. In some localities it is called the little gray squirrel, which is, of course, a misnomer, as it is subgenerically different from the gray squirrels and its color is olive brown. (?) Sciurus fremonti neomexicanus Allen. New Mexico Chickaree. It is not certain that neomexicanus occurs within the State, but it has been taken at Costilla Pass and Bear Canyon, New Mexico, br^th localities wdtMn a few miles of the Colorado boundary. A. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cary, Merritt, 1880-1918; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. Washington :
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