Gray Squirrel

Melanistic Gray Squirrel in Lincoln

Sighting Date:

December 13, 2011

A melanistic gray squirrel in Lincoln, photographed by Ron McAdow.

Ron McAdow photographed this black variation of a gray squirrel in Lincoln.

Bees and birdfeeders in Stow

Sighting Date:

December 6, 2011

Honey bees at a birdfeeder in Stow, photographed by Mark Roberts.

A gray squirrel in Stow enjoys seeds knocked from a feeder by a swarm of bees, photographed by Mark Roberts.

Mark Roberts photographed a swarm of honey bees at his birdfeeder in Stow. After some research online, he found that bees will occasionally feed at birdfeeders not for the corn but for the pollen in the dust. He said the swarm knocks a good amount of the seed onto the ground, which makes the gray squirrels quite happy.

Raccoons and a Squirrel at SVT's Hamlen Woods in Wayland

Sighting Date:

April 13, 2011

A raccoon at SVT's Hamlen Woods in Wayland, photographed by Don Fye.

A gray squirrel at SVT's Hamlen Woods in Wayland, photographed by Don Fye.

Don Fye used his remote wildlife camera to photograph these raccoons and a gray squirrel at SVT's Hamlen Woods in Wayland.

Gray Squirrels in Hudson

Sighting Date:

May 25, 2011

A young gray squirrel at a nest box in Hudson, photographed by Russ Place.

An adult and young gray squirrel at a nest box in Hudson, photographed by Russ Place.

Russ Place photographed these gray squirrels at their nest box in Hudson.

Video of a Gray Squirrel at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury

Sighting Date:

April 12, 2011

Craig Smith used his remote wildlife camera to record this video of a gray squirrel along Cranberry Brook at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.

Melanistic Gray Squirrel in Sudbury

Sighting Date:

February 14, 2011

A melanistic gray squirrel in Sudbury, photographed by Dawn Dentzer.

Dawn Dentzer photographed this melanistic gray squirrel at her home in Sudbury. A brief description of the characteristic found in some gray squirrels, and many other species, can be found on Mass Audubon's site.

Red-tailed hawk with prey in Framingham

Sighting Date:

February 10, 2011

A red-tailed hawk with a gray squirrel in Framingham, photographed by Jim Stockless.

Jim Stockless photographed this red-tailed hawk that had just caught a gray squirrel, off of Central Street in Framingham.

Wildlife at SVT's Memorial Forest

Sighting Date:

June 25, 2010

Craig Smith recorded video of several species during a visit to SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury. Included in the video are: gray squirrel, American bullfrog, red-winged blackbird, ebony jewelwing damselfly, common whitetail dragonfly, great crested flycatcher, and gray catbird.