. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 506 Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin Vol. 23, Art. 5 squirrels. While these nuts are available, squirrels travel greater distances for them than for any other food and lose to a greater degree their altertness to danger when feeding on them. Pecans and black walnuts also rank high. Among fox squirrels living in farm habitats where nuts are absent, the fruit of the Osage orange seems to rank next to corn as a preferred food, and in numerous instances was taken in winter, even when acorns were available, fig. 27. In the early spring, elm buds
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 506 Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin Vol. 23, Art. 5 squirrels. While these nuts are available, squirrels travel greater distances for them than for any other food and lose to a greater degree their altertness to danger when feeding on them. Pecans and black walnuts also rank high. Among fox squirrels living in farm habitats where nuts are absent, the fruit of the Osage orange seems to rank next to corn as a preferred food, and in numerous instances was taken in winter, even when acorns were available, fig. 27. In the early spring, elm buds and seeds are the most used foods of both squirrel species; in May. Fig. 26.—Two hickory trees, heavily fruited, known to have supplied niuch of the food of3 20 or more Coles County squirrels (both fox and gray) from late August until late September in 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 Illinois. Natural History Survey Division. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division
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